カモミールティー
kamomīru tī
Chamomile tea in Japanese is カモミールティー (kamomīru tī).
This phrase refers to a herbal tea made from the dried flowers of the chamomile plant.
What does it mean word for word?
The second part of the phrase, ティー (tī), is the English word 'tea' transliterated into Katakana.
Which one should you use?
While カモミールティー uses the transliterated English word for tea, you can also use カモミール茶, which replaces the Katakana with the Japanese word 茶 (cha) for tea.
How do you pronounce it?
kamomīru tī
Did you know?
- In Japan, the katakana version カモミールティー is much more common in modern cafes, whereas カモミール茶 sounds like something you would find in a traditional herbal medicine shop.
- In Japan, chamomile is frequently associated with リラックス ('relax') and is often marketed specifically as a sleep aid rather than just a beverage.
- The use of Katakana for カモミールティー signals that the drink is viewed as a Western import, distinguishing it from traditional Japanese tea culture.
Examples in context
- こんにちは、お茶屋さんで一番おいしいカモミールティーはありますか？Hello, is there a most delicious chamomile tea at this teahouse?
- お茶、何が飲みたい？カモミール茶とかどう？What tea do you want to drink? How about chamomile tea?
- 一緒にカモミール茶でも飲もうよ。Let's drink some chamomile tea together.
- カモミールティーを飲みます。Kamomīru tī o nomimasu.I drink chamomile tea.
- カモミールティーはいい香りですね。Kamomīru tī wa ii kaori desu ne.Chamomile tea has a nice scent, doesn't it?
- 寝る前にカモミールティーを飲みました。Neru mae ni kamomīru tī o nomimashita.I drank chamomile tea before going to bed.
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are relaxing at home in the evening.
- 美咲 Misaki大翔さん、カモミールティーを飲みませんか？Hiroto-san, kamomīrutī o nomimasen ka?Hiroto, would you like some chamomile tea?
- 大翔 Hirotoいいですね。お願いします。Ii desu ne. Onegaishimasu.That sounds good. Please.
- 美咲 Misakiはい、どうぞ。ゆっくりしてください。Hai, dōzo. Yukkuri shite kudasai.Here you go. Please relax.
- 大翔 Hirotoありがとう。とてもいい香りだね。Arigatō. Totemo ii kaori da ne.Thanks. It smells very nice.
