Tea Conversation in Thick Tea

© 2002-2005 Soh-Koh

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At the entrance

 

 

Host: Please help yourself to cakes.

Guest: (bow)

 

O-kashi wo douzo.

(bow)

Taking sweets

 

Guest: Excuse me for going before you.

Guest: Why don't we enjoy the sweet?

Osakini shitsurei shimasu.

Dewa, itadaki-mashou.

Taking tea

 

 

Host: How was the taste of the tea?

Guest: Very good indeed.

O-fuku-kagen wa ikaga-desuka?

Totemo oishuu gozaimasu.

 

Guest: What is the name of the tea?

Host: It is "FUKU-MUKASHI"

O-cha-mei wa?

hFUKU-MUKASIh de gozaimasu.

 

Guest: What tea shop is it from?

Host: It is from "IPPOU-DOU"

O-tsme wa?

hIPPOU-DOUh de gozaimasu.

Sweets

 

 

 

Guest: I have enjoyed the delicious and seasonal sweet. Thank you.

Host: I'm pleased you like it.

Guest:Does it have any poetic name?

Host: Yes, it is called "XXX"

Guest: In what shop was it made?

Host: It was made by ISEYA.

Kisetsu no o-kashi wo totemo oishiku itadaki-mashita.

Sore wa yoroshuu gozaimashita.

O-kashi no go-mei wa?

XXX de gozaimasu.

Dochira no o-sei desuka?

"ISEYA" de gozaimasu.

End of tea serving  

Host: I'll finish up.

 

Oshimai ni itashi-masu.

 

Inquiries about utensils

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guest :Would you show us the tea container, the tea scoop and the pouch?

Host: ‡Tam glad to.

Osore-iri-masuga, o-cha-ire, o-cha-shaku, o-shifuku wo haiken-sasete itadake-masenka?

Yorokonnde.

 

Guest: Thank you very much for showing us the beautiful and precious utensils.

Host: You are quite welcome.

Guest: What is the shape of the tea container?

Host: It is of high soulder type.

Guest: In what kiln was it made?

Host: It is SETO.

Guest: Who curved the tea scoop?

Host: The former grandmaster,HOU-UNSAI..

Guest: What is its poetic name?

Host: It has been called "YYY".

Guest :What is the fabric of the pouch?

Host: It is made of damask.

Guest: Who sewed it?

Host: The sewyer is "ZZZ".

 

Subarashii o-dougu wo haiken-sasete itadaki, arigatou-gozaimashita.

Dou-itashi-mashite.

O-cha-ire no o-katachi wa?

Kata-tsuki desu.

O-kamamoto wa?

SETO de gozaimasu.

O-chashaku no o-saku wa?

HOU-UNSAI de gozaimasu.

Go-mei wa?

YYY de gozaimasu.

O-shifuku no o-kireji wa?

Donsu de gozaimasu

O-shitate wa dochira-deshouka?

ZZZ de gozaimasu.

Appreciation

 

Guest: Thank you for your kind explanation about them. I am appriciative of your hearty welcome.

Host: Thank you. I am highly flattered.

 

Iroiro go-setsumei itadaki, mata, kokoro-no-komotta omotenashi wo arigatougozaimashita.

Osore-irimasu.