Nihonjin ocha uchi Cha An

Ohayo gozaimasu.

Today's blog will be the last blog I write in romanized Nihongo. From 'ashita' I will write in Hiragana as much as I can in my blogs. I have memorized all of the Hiragana characters but have not figured out how to type in Hiragana only Katagana seems to appear. I will figure it out by today. ^^ This weekend I went to Cha An, a 'Nihonjin ocha uchi' downtown. I hope 'minna' will stop by sometime and 'nomu ocha' and practice their Japansese to the staff there. I entered upon their 'kire ocha uchi' and said to the waitress, "Konbanwa. yon hito, onegaishimasu."Out of my lack of confidence, I held up two fingers just in case. I wish I had known the plural of 'hito' so I could say four people, rather than four person. When it came time to order, I pointed to the menu and said "futatsu, onegaishimasu." When our tea arrived, I said "Arigato gozaimasu." I wanted to speak more Nihongo to them for example, "Cha An suki desu," or "Watashi wa dagakusei." Incase they asked me something I didn't understand, I would have just smile politely and say "chotto," memorize the sound and ask Sato sensei. 'Minna sanpo' down to Cha An 'ocha uchi sugu' for 'undo' and order in Nihongo as you seki shita. There is also a 'ike' in the store with a pile of 'ishi' aesthetically positioned around it and it is very kireina but you have to be shizukana. It's open until 12 a.m. on Friday and Saturday, making it a lovely place to go on a date where you can say "osewani narimasu" to that special someone and hopefully s/he will reply, "kochirakoso."
Cha An Japanese Tea House Address:
230 E 9th Street
denwa bango: 212-228-8030