How to say “tea” in Japanese | お茶 (おちゃ、ocha)

08.01.2023

The Japanese vocabulary「お茶 (おちゃ、ocha)」means “tea.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Wordお茶
Hiraganaおちゃ
Romaji Readingocha
English Meaningtea
(Polite Form)

「お茶ちゃ」is the polite form. The original form is「茶ちゃ」.

Key Word茶
Hiraganaちゃ
Romaji Readingcha
English Meaningtea
(Original Form)

We usually use「お茶」in daily life.

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

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Japanese Sentence静岡しずおかはお茶ちゃで有名ゆうめいだ。
Romaji ReadingShizuoka wa ocha de yūmeida.
English MeaningShizuoka is famous for tea. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence静岡はお茶で有名です。
Romaji ReadingShizuoka wa ocha de yūmeidesu.
English MeaningShizuoka is famous for tea. (Polite Form)
Japanese Sentence熱あついお茶ちゃが飲のみたい。
Romaji ReadingAtsui ocha ga nomitai.
English MeaningI want to drink hot tea. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentence熱いお茶が飲みたいです。
Romaji ReadingAtsui ocha ga nomitai desu.
English MeaningI want to drink hot tea. (Plain Form)
Japanese Sentenceこのお茶ちゃは渋しぶい味あじだね。
Romaji ReadingKono ocha wa shibui aji da ne.
English MeaningThis tea has a bitter taste. (Spoken and Non-honorific Language)
Japanese Sentenceこのお茶は渋い味ですね。
Romaji ReadingKono ocha wa shibui aji desu ne.
English MeaningThis tea has a bitter taste. (Spoken and Honorific Language)
Japanese Sentenceお茶でも飲まない？
Romaji ReadingOcha demo nomanai?
English MeaningShall we have some tea? (Spoken and Non-honorific Language)
Japanese Sentenceお茶でも飲みませんか。
Romaji ReadingOcha demo nomimasen ka.
English MeaningShall we have some tea? (Polite Form)
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