How do you say "Tea, please." in Japanese?

Name: Your Sushi Video Taught You an Insider Word for Tea. It Belongs to the Guy Behind the Counter.
Uploaded: 2026-08-23T18:10:00Z
Duration: 19 s
Description: Learn to say お茶ください (ocha kudasai) — Tea, please.. A 30-second Japanese lesson for travelers from Kōfuku.

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Your Sushi Video Taught You an Insider Word for Tea. It Belongs to the Guy Behind the Counter.

To say Tea, please. in Japanese, say お茶ください (ocha kudasai).

Every sushi video teaches you to say 「あがり」 for tea. That word isn't yours. It belongs to the guy behind the counter.

お茶ください ocha kudasai Tea, please.

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In this video

お茶ください。 ocha kudasai. Tea, please.
すみません、お茶ください。 sumimasen, ocha kudasai. Excuse me, could I get some tea?
お茶、お願いします。 ocha, onegai shimasu. Tea, please. (a touch politer)

Kanji in this phrase

符牒: ふちょう
お茶: おちゃ

Why this phrase

「あがり」, 「むらさき」 and 「おあいそ」 are 符牒, in-house sushi shop slang the staff use with each other. A customer trotting them out lands about like ordering a coffee in the barista's private jargon: not offensive, just a bit try-hard. The plain word is the confident one. One takeaway: 「お茶ください」.