What is the difference between あんまり and あまり? Please also provide me with some examples.
asked Jul 6, 2015 at 13:57
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This really seems to delve down to personal preference in my experience, however the more accepted way to say it is あまり– The Wandering CoderJul 6, 2015 at 14:03
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Will this post be of some help?– chocolate ♦Jul 6, 2015 at 15:29
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They can be used interchangeably, but あんまり sounds a bit more colloquial than あまり.
Examples:
あまり関{かん}心{しん}がありません = "I'm not particularly interested"
あんまり興{きょう}味{み}がないね = "I'm not particularly interested"
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I can think of only one situation where あんまり is appropriate and あまり is not, namely
それは、あんまりだ = That's too much / too hideous / too ridiculous etc.
We don't say それは、あまりだ
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That last one does seem to be more dialect driven. I have heard それは、あまりやな～ before. However it could have been that the dialect toned down the ん sound enough that it was difficult to notice. Jul 6, 2015 at 18:36
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< それは、あまりやな～> That's plausible, but I can't (dis)confirm, as I do not live in Kansai area. Probably @Choko can share her wisdom here. Jul 7, 2015 at 2:40
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2関西でも、「That's too much.」「それは、ひどい。」という意味で、「それは、あまりやな～」ということはありません。やはり、「あんまり」を使います。「[そら]{HH}、[あんまりやな]{HHHHLH}。」と聞くと、「それはひどい。」または、「それは、いまいちだ。」のどちらかの意味かな、と思います。– chocolate ♦Jul 8, 2015 at 13:12
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