The group of dialects in the 関西 region
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Usage of ~まんねん (関西弁)
Steven Seagal stars in two TV advertisements for the energy drink アリナミン, as seen here and here. In the first commercial he is shown using martial arts two dispatch his opponents, while in the second ...
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Except for pitch, what are the differences in pronunciation between Kansaiben and Tokyoben?
I have tried to ask people this type of question on many occasions and the answer is always the same, but people are notoriously bad at evaluating their own language, so I ask here:
Apart for pitch, ...
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Is accent position predictable for -i verbs in Osaka/Kansai?
Background
While I'm not especially confident about the reliability of my sources (Wikipedia (0) (1) (2) and some guys' personal websites), and it's possible that I transcribed some of these wrong, ...
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How and when to use せや and its variants in Kansai-ben?
Here in Kansai I hear せや, せやねん, and せやな everywhere. I was wondering if anyone could clarify the meaning and usage of these, as well as their equivalent in more standard Japanese?
Additionally, are ...
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What is the etymology of the word しょーむない?
しょーむない更新失礼しました(T^T)
Sorry for the boring update
From my understanding, しょーむない means something along the lines of くだらない and つまらない. Where does it originate from and is it specific to a certain ...
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やってもた → やってしまった? What is the grammatical rule behind this?
I recently saw 「やってもた」 used in a Japanese conversation, I don't remember the context exactly, it was something like：
久々にやってもた。
After asking my Japanese friend, it turns out to be some kind of ...
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What is the implication when a gruff old man ends a sentence with わ?
In this question, it seems to me it was clearly established that わ, at the end of a sentence, is decidedly feminine. There was talk of a kansai-ben わ with slightly different implications, but still ...
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Is it true that only girls use うち to refer to themselves?
Is it true that only girls will use うち to refer to themselves?
So when a guy say うち he is referring to his in-group / company / family, and not referring to himself, right?
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How to speak in Kansai dialect
For someone who has studied standard Japanese, how hard is it to learn Kansai dialect? Is there a lot to learn, or not much? What are the basic things to learn in order to speak in this dialect? All I ...
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や in Kansai-ben when it is not だ
The following sentence occurs in The Legend of Zelda:
ナンカ コウテ クレヤ
(This would be なんか買うてくれや！ and was famously translated as "Buy somethin', will ya!".) From the 買うて, it's obvious he's speaking ...
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What are the main differences between 京都弁(Kyoto-ben) and 大阪弁(Osaka-ben)
These two dialects will sound very similar to an untrained ear. Can anyone highlight the main differences between these two dialects?
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わ usage at the end of sentences
What is the difference between the "わ" sentence ender used by women in general and the one that is used by both Males and females in the Kansai area?
I've asked my Japanese co-workers about it ...
