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Join a Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony

Practice asking questions, learning tea ceremony customs, and pronouncing essential Japanese words.

Activity topic: Tea ceremony etiquette and vocabulary

B1Premium content · 5 min

Join a Traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony

Practice asking questions, learning tea ceremony customs, and pronouncing essential Japanese words.

Activity topic: Tea ceremony etiquette and vocabulary

Vocabulary in this activity

  • Excuse me
  • Nice to meet you
  • Is this your first time here?
  • That helps.
  • What happens during the ceremony?
  • I’m glad I asked before going in.

Excerpt

Jason

Excuse me, is this the line for the tea ceremony?

Deborah

Yes, it is. I’m Deborah, by the way.

Jason

Nice to meet you, Deborah. I’m Jason. Is this your first time here?

Deborah

No, I attended one yesterday. The host showed us how to make matcha.

Jason

Matcha—that’s the green tea powder, right?

The full activity continues after this excerpt.

What you'll practice

  • Sentence-by-sentence audio
  • 20 lines to say out loud, with feedback

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