Formal — to staff
Temple · Shrine
すみません、こちらの手水舎での正しい清め方を教えていただけますか？ — Excuse me, could you teach me the correct way to purify myself at this purification fountain (temizuya)? (Temple · Shrine, Formal — to staff, JLPT N4)
You
すみません、こちらの手水舎での正しい清め方を教えていただけますか？
すみません、こちらのちょうずやでのただしいきよめかたをおしえていただけますか？
Excuse me, could you teach me the correct way to purify myself at this purification fountain (temizuya)?
Romaji: Sumimasen, kochira no chouzuya de no tadashii kiyomekata wo oshiete itadakemasu ka? / Reply Romaji: Hai, mazu hidarite, tsugi ni migite wo kiyome, sono mizu de kuchi wo susugi, saigo ni hishaku no mochite wo kiyomete modoshimasu.
Reply
はい、まず左手、次に右手を清め、その水で口をすすぎ、最後に柄杓の持ち手を清めて戻します。
はい、まずひだりて、つぎにみぎてをきよめ、そのみずでくちをすすぎ、さいごにひしゃくのもちてをきよめてもどします。
Yes, first purify your left hand, then your right hand, rinse your mouth with that water, and finally purify the ladle's handle before returning it.
Gesture & etiquette
Point to the temizuya, then make a gesture of asking for guidance.
Do not drink directly from the ladle. Do not put the ladle directly to your mouth. Do not splash water excessively.