KANSAI BEN

Kansai Ben is a dialect of Kansai area,and the most powerful dialect. When in Japan,You will get a great success using Kansai Ben. So,let's study Kansai Ben.

Attention:Click (ch), you can see the character in Japanese "hiragana".

Sainara (ch) "Good bye."with tender and familiar feeling

Mokarimakka (ch) "How is business?"
Osaka has been the city of merchant since the Middle Ages.So people living in Kansai often exchange greetings like merchant.

Bochi Bochi Denna (ch) "Not bad." Answer to "Mokarimakka".

Ookini (ch) "Thanks"

Hottoitenka (ch) "Leave me alone." It is said in an angry tone.

Nannbo? (ch) "How much?"

Makete (ch) "Make cheaper."
If you want to buy something in Kansai,you had better say this word. In Kansai beating down the price is very usual.So the prices displaied in the front of shop are often not best prices.If you have confidence in Japanese,you must try to beat down prices.

Gottui Sukiyanenn (ch) "Gottui" means "very much". "Sukiyanenn" means "I love".
"-yanenn" is used just like "-desu" of the standard Japanese. For example,"Sou-yanenn"(It means "Sou-desu.)

ChauChau (ch) "Chau" means "No,it isn't". It is often used repeatedly like so.

Nametonnoka (ch) "Don't make a fool of me!!"

Honmakaina "Really?""Is it true?"

Youiuwa

Gametsui

Ohayo-san

Eraikocha

Aho

Nani Yute Ketsukannen

Itekomashitaroka

to be continued...

Useful Information For Foreigners In Kansai