Kansai Ben 4 関西べん

Here's another installment of Kansai-ben. A little something for those few readers who care!

Why Kansai-ben? Why not! I'm no wiz kid when it comes to Japanese. If you put a newspaper in front of me I'm completely clueless. In fact when it comes to anything outside a 5 year old's normal topics of conversation... I'm totally lost!

One of the reasons conversational Japanese is so difficult is that no one talks like they do in a textbook. Then throw in a completely different set of vocabulary, sentence endings, and intonation and its a complete zoo! I end up with my jaw dropped being glad that I recognized a particle or two!

Besides, it's just cool to know Japanese that isn't in the textbook.

So here's my latest Kansai-ben that I've 'picked-up'. Enjoy! I hope I'm not selling any Kansai secrets that will get me in trouble with the Kansai Secret Police!

A standard greeting:　ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ　ｏｆ　ｏｈａｙｏｕ．
ｍａｉｄｏ
まいど

Ｔｈａｎｋ－ｙｏｕ；　ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ　ｏｆ　ａｒｉｇａｔｏｕ．
Ｏｏｋｉ　ｎｉ
おおきに

Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ　ｍａｒｋｅｒ；　ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ　ｏｆ　ｄｅｓｕ　ｋａ　ｅｎｄｉｎｇ　／　ですか。
ｄｅｋｋａ
でっか。
ｉｅ－なんちゃらかんちゃら　でっか。

Ｌｅｔ　ｍｅ　ｓｅｅ．．．
Ｎａｎｉｙａｒｏｕ．．
なにやろう。

Ｎｅｇａｔｉｖｅｓ；　ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ　ｏｆ　ｎａｉ　ｏｒ　ｍａｓｅｎ　ｅｎｄｉｎｇｓ．
ｔｏ　ｇｏ　／　ｉｋｕ　／　ｉｋａｈｅｎ　～　行く　／　いかへん
ｔｏ　ｋｎｏｗｎ　／　ｗａｋａｒｕ　／　ｗａｋａｒａｈｅｎ　～　分かる　／　わからへん
ｔｏ　ｅａｔ　／　ｔａｂｅｒｕ　／　ｔａｂｅｒａｒｅｈｅｎ　～　食べる　／　たべられへん
ｃａｎ　ｄｏ　／　ｄｅｋｉｒｕ　／　ｄｅｋｉｈｉｎ　／　できる　／　できひん　
ｔｏ　ｄｏ　／　ｓｕｒｕ　／　ｓｈｉｒａｒｅｈｅｎ　／　　する　／　しられへん
ａｎｄ　ｓｏ　ｏｎ

Ｈｅｒｅ　ｉｓ　ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ　ａ　ｌｉｔｔｌｅ　ｆｕｎ．　　Ｈｅｒｅ　ａｒｅ　ｔｗｏ　Ｊａｐａｎｓｅ　ｔｏｎｇｕｅ　ｔｗｉｓｔｅｒｓ．
かえる　ぴょこぴょこ　みぴょこぴょこ　あわせてぴょこぴょこ　むぴょこぴょこ
Ａｎｄ
となり　の　きゃく　は　よく　かく　くう　きゃくだ。

－Ｉ　ｔｏｏｋ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｐｈｏｔｏ　ｏｆ　Ｋｙｏｔｏ　ｔｏｗｅｒ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ　ｏｆ　Ｋｙｏｔｏ　Ｓｔａｔｉｏｎ．　　Ａｎ　ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ　ｐｏｉｎｔ　ｔｏ　ｎｏｔｅ；　　Ｅｖｅｎ　ｔｈｏｕｇｈ　Ｋｙｏｔｏ　ｉｓ　ｄｅａｄ　ｃｅｎｔｅｒ　ｉｎ　Ｋａｎｓａｉ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｓｐｅａｋ　ａｎｄ　ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ　ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ　ｄｉａｌｅｃｔ　ｏｆ　Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　ａｐａｒｔ　ｆｒｏｍ　Ｋａｎｓａｉ　ｂｅｎ．　　

Ｉｆ　ｙｏｕ　ｗａｎｔ　ａｎ　ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ　ｌｏｏｋ　ａｔ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ　ｓｔｙｌｅｓ　ｏｆ　Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　ｗａｔｃｈ　ｔｈｅ　ＮＨＫ　ｄｒａｍａ　Ａｔｓｕ－ｈｉｍｅ　篤姫　（Ｉ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｔｈｅｓｅ　ａｒｅ　ｔｈｅ　Ｋａｎｊｉ）．　　Ｆｒｏｍ　ｔｈｅ　ｓｈｏｗ　ｏｎｅ　ｃａｎ　ｇｅｔ　ａ　ｆｅｅｌ　ｆｏｒ　ｈｏｗ　ｃｏｍｐｌｉｃａｔｅｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｄｉａｌｅｃｔｓ　ａｒｅ．　（Ｓａｔｓｕｍａ，　Ｋｙｏｔｏ，　Ｋａｎｔｏ　Ｅｔｃ．）．　



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