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Kansai-ben basics
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Example sentences (38)

Everyday phrases

ookini · Kansai: thank you
Thanks, you really saved me.
maido · Kansai: hi; thanks for your custom (shops)
Hey there! Nice weather again today, huh.
honma · Kansai ほんとう: really, true
Honestly, that place is really good.
honma ni · Kansai ほんとうに: really?! truly
Are you really going?
chau · Kansai ちがう: no, that's wrong
No, that one isn't mine.
seya · Kansai そうだ: yeah, that's right
Oh right, tomorrow is a day off.
seya na · Kansai そうだね: yeah, right
Yeah, let's go together.
ee yan · Kansai いいじゃん: nice! that's good
That outfit, nice!
kamahen · Kansai かまわない: no problem, it's fine
It's fine if you're late.
chau chau · Kansai: no no no, not at all
No no no, it's a misunderstanding!

Endings & grammar

~hen · 〜へん — Kansai 〜ない: not (行かへん = won't go)
I don't know anything like that.
~ya · 〜や — Kansai だ: is (そうや)
This is my umbrella.
~yan · 〜やん — Kansai 〜じゃん: you know, isn't it
I told you, tomorrow's no good, remember?
~yade · 〜やで — Kansai 〜だよ: I'm telling you
The station is right there, I'm telling you.
~nen · 〜ねん — Kansai 〜んだ: it's that…
I'm meeting a friend today, you see.
~yaro · 〜やろ — Kansai だろう: right? probably
It'll probably rain tomorrow.
~haru · 〜はる — Kansai light honorific (先生が言うてはる)
The teacher is waiting over there.
~toru · 〜とる — Kansai 〜ている (often 〜てる too)
The kids are already asleep.
~ten · 〜てん — Kansai 〜たんだ: it was that…
Yesterday I went and forgot my wallet.

Kansai words

akan · Kansai だめ: no good, no way
You can't run, okay?
nanbo · Kansai いくら: how much
How much is this?
shindoi · Kansai, now everywhere: exhausting, rough
I'm a bit worn out today.
erai · Kansai: very; awful (also: important)
Wow, what a crowd today.
hayo · Kansai はやく: hurry up
Hurry up and come, we'll be late.
shaanai · Kansai しかたない: can't be helped
It's raining, so it can't be helped.
hokasu · to throw away (Kansai すてる)
Throw this trash away for me.
naosu · to put away (Kansai かたづける)
Put the books back on the shelf, will you.
gottsu · Kansai すごく: really, super
This ramen is super good.
yōke · Kansai たくさん: lots
I ate a lot yesterday.

Banter & comedy

nande ya nen · Kansai: why?! come on! (comic retort)
Why?! That's not what you say right now!
tsukkomi · Kansai: the straight man; the retort
His comebacks are really quick.
omoroi · Kansai おもしろい: funny, interesting
That comedian is hilarious.
shiran kedo · Kansai: …but what do I know
It'll probably clear up tomorrow, but what do I know.
uso yan · Kansai うそでしょ: no way!
I won the lottery. No way!
mō ē wa · Kansai: enough already (ends a manzai bit)
That's enough! Thank you very much (end of the act).
shibaku · to smack, beat up (rough Kansai; threat or joke)
Apologize quick or I'll smack you.
nan ya nen · Kansai: what the heck?! what is it
What the heck, shouting all of a sudden.
honde · Kansai それで: and then, so
So, how did it end up?