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Tokyo-Ben And Kansai-Ben Compared


Common Japanese is referred to as “Tokyo-ben or Kanto-ben” Here is a chart with just a few words in
Tokyo, Kansai and English:

Kansai Tokyo English


Chau Chigau Different
Akan Dame ‘no good’
Meccha Tottemo Very
wakarahen wakaranai “I don’t understand”
Aho baka idiot
ookini arigatou thank you
honma honto really
Kansai Words And Phrases
Here is a typical list of Kansai words and phrases:

Kansai English
Nande ya nen!? What the hell/heck?!
nan ya kore?! What is this?!
doshitan? what’s wrong?
ee yan! isn't it good?
Omoroi! That's funny!
ariehen! Unbelievable!
nani iu ten nen!? What are you talking about?!
aho! idiot!
meccha Very
mokarimakka? “how's business?”
ma bochi bochi denna “well you know, so so”
kamahen, kamahen I don’t care, I don’t care
honma? really?
honma ookini Thank you so much
honma gomen I’m really sorry
hona mata see ya later
bari ee yan really good, isn't it?
bari bari ee de! really really good!
ee yanke! isn't it/that awesome?
nani shitennen!? (osaka) What are you doing!?
nani shiton!? (kobe) What are you doing!?
ee de no worries/its fine!
ee yo no worries/its fine!
betsuni kamahen de! I don't really care/mind!
nandemo ee yan doesn't matter to me
mou ee wa! enough already!
meccha tanoshii yanke! isn't it fun?!
aitsu aho ya de, honmani that guy's such an idiot, for real!
hayo shine! die!
hayo kaere omae! you get the hell out of here!
(omae = you (vulgar). And yes, you CAN put the
subject at the end of the sentence)

chau de!
that's wrong! / its not like that! (towards others)
chau wa! that's wrong! / its not like that! (towards self, or just
less intense)

mecchakuccha really really / extremely


shindoi! I'm exhausted!
ohayou-san Good morning
maido hi
shiran I don't know
wakaran / wakarahen I don't understand
bochi bochi so so
shiran kedo na I don't know, and I don't care
ee nen! NICE!
jibun aho yarou? are you stupid? (friendly)
aho chau? are you stupid? (less friendly)
aho chau ka? are you supid? (angry)
omae aho chau ka? what are you stupid?! (angry)
ware! (roll the 'r' 1 second) You asshole!
ondore!!! (roll the 'r' for 1 second) You mother ****er
akan no good
akan de! you can't do that! / that's no good!
ookini thanks
chau chau chau no, no, no
ore shiran kedo na I don't know, and I don't care
ore aho ya wa~ I'm so stupid!
bari bari very very
bari bari ee yan! isn't it awesome?
Let's tie it together now:
akan de! nani shitennen omae!?
koitsu aho ya de honma ni, Stop! What the hell are you doing?
mou ee wa, hayo kaereeeeee!!! This punk's such an idiot,
enough already, get the hell out of here!!!

Here are just a few of the more simple converstions:

1) Present Negative Plain Verb Suffix 'Nai' Becomes 'Hen'


Instead of the casual negative 'nai' for verbs, use 'hen'

example: wakaranai = wakarahen


example: arienai = ariehen
2) Present Negative Plain Verb Suffix 'Nai' Becomes 'N'
In some cases you can switch out 'hen' for 'n'

Shiranai = shiran
tamaranai = tamaran
wakaranai = wakaran
3) Present Negative Polite Verb Suffix 'Masen' Becomes 'Mahen'
This is the polite negative form for verbs

shirimasen = shirimahen
hanashimasen = hanashimahen
4) Present Plain Verb 'To Be' Becomes 'Ya' Instead Of 'Da'
aoi da = aoi ya
sore ha suzuki dakedo = sore ha suzuki yakedo
tanoshii datta = taonshii yatta
takai dakara = takai yakara
5) Exclamation Particle 'De' Instead Of 'Yo'
jon da yo = jon ya de!
tada da yo = tada ya de
6) 'Ne' Becomes 'Na'
sugoi ne = sugoi na!

7) 'Ii' Becomes 'Ee'


ii desu ne! = ee ya na!
8) 'Da Ne' Becomes 'Ya Na'
sou da ne = sou ya na
omoshiroi da ne = omoroi ya na
9) Deshou Becomes Yarou
ii deshou? = ee yarou?

10) Present Progressive Form Tte + Iru Becomes Tte + Nen


nani shiteiru? = nani shitenen?

11) '... Ja Nai?' [Isn't It?] Becomes 'Yan Or Yanka Or Yanke'


atsui ja nai? = atsui yanka? atsui yan, atsui yanke!
(isn't it hot?)

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