for example in this sentence : 久しぶりやな i don't understand "ya" and "na" can someone explain me?
there's another example : いい感じやなぁ
asked Aug 24 '14 at 14:00
「やな」 is a Kansai affirmative sentence-ender used just like 「だな」 in Kanto.
「[久]{ひさ}しぶりやな。」 = "Long time no see, yeah?" or just "Long time no see!"
「いい[感]{かん}じやなぁ。」 = "That's cool.", "That's pretty good.", etc.
Real Kansai people might use ええ, not いい for the second phrase, though.
answered Aug 24 '14 at 14:09
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ええ isn't really all that common among most young people in my experience unless they're trying to sound extra 関西ish. – Brandon Aug 24 '14 at 16:30
It means ”だね”, and if I am not mistaken can be heard in the 関西 area. For example, せやな is the same as そうだね.
So, いい感じやなぁ would be the same as いい感じだね.
Answer
As other answerers say, you can replace やな by だな.
[雨]{あめ}[降]{ふ}ったみたいやな。 = 雨降ったみたいだな。 (It looks like it rained.)
これは[君]{きみ}のやな？ = これは君のだな？ (It is yours, isn't it?)
A variety of usages / forms
In the same way, you can replace やね by だね.
やね (だね) is a more familiar variation.
[雨]{あめ}[降]{ふ}ったみたいやね。 = 雨降ったみたいだね。 (It looks like it rained.)
Exception
To express an agreement for someone's thought, せやな and せやね are used in some cases. In these sentences, やな and やね are not replaceable.
A: これ[美味]{うま}そうだな。 (It looks like delicious.)
B: せやな。 (It should be.)
せやな is a correct sentence but せだな is not correct.
Let's replace せ by そう.
せやな。 (Correct)
せだな。 (Incorrect)
そうだな。 (Correct)
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