Kansai Ben 3 関西べん

Here's just a quick supplement to my postings on Kansai-ben and its differences from Tokyo (Kanto) Japanese.

To throw something away in Kanto-ben is
X wo suteru. X をすてる

In Kansai ben you would say
X wo hokasu. X を ほかす。

If you were having a conversation with someone and you wanted to either
A-give in to their request... (I give up!)
or
B-give up trying to gain compliance.... (I give up!)

In Kanto ben you would be justified in throwing your arms up and saying
-shikattaｇanai! しかったがない

But, if you find yourself in the same situation in Osaka, you should better be prepared with
-shya anai! しゃあない！

So, there! Just a little bit more Kansai ben for you to chew on.　　Were you to drop these in Tokyo you may get that sideways puppy look of complete misunderstanding. (Similar to the look I get anytime I try speaking Japanese!!) Naturally if you have any more Kansai ben I'd love to post it and practice it.

I'm glad I didn't start with Haiku on my Kansai ben posts.... Do you know how hard a haiku about a gold fish eating a roof tile is? This photo was taken at the top of Osaka Castle. The gold fish is a mainstay of the city.

For those of you who aren't aware. Osaka Castle is a concrete replica of the original. The castle (Osaka-Jo) was bombed during WWII. The inside had been turned into a musuem with video footage of the bombings, various samurai garb and swords. The outside and surrounding moat / gardens are very cool to walk through. Even the ten city for homeless was an interesting sight.

For those of you in Japan, enjoy Sakura-Matsuri... save some for me!

出る杭は打たれる！


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