Kansai Dialect (Kansai-ben used to be the official Japanese dialect! Who knew!? I'm sure my husband didn't~~ヽ(´▽`)ノ ) that goes into the hardcore linguistics. And since that's already been taken care of, I thought I'd just make a list of commonly used words and phrases in kansai-ben. I'll try to explain their usage, but since I've never really formally studied Japanese (a class in high school and a couple in college(・＿・。)ｸﾞｽﾝ), I'm basically sharing what I've picked up from my husband and his family (all Kansai-ben speakers, his parents straight from Osaka（´-`）).
One funny thing about Kansai-ben is that it sounds a little.. meaner that standard Japanese. For the longest time, I kept accusing Shota of being angry when he was just speaking normally（´∀｀）. I think it mostly comes from the fact that Kansai-ben uses words often associated with informal/inappropriate Japanese (omae/aho/boke) in everyday speech (in the case of those words, they would be used with friends of course( ´ⅴ｀) I wouldn't speak to any of my friends from Tokyo that way though~).
Also, some words have been falling out of use with younger generations, so I'll try to add a note that using those may make you sound like an old ladyヽ(´▽`)ノ
Here's a link to all blog entries related to kansai-ben!
I've divided the list into two groups: Phrases and Words. From there on, they've been listed alphabetically～(´ー｀～).
Aho あほ - Kansai for baka ばか; stupid, idiot, silly, foolish; when used in a phrase 「あほやな～」 "It's stupid.."
Akan あかん - Kansai for of Dame だめ; "no good"; when used with -na akan -なあかん it means "have to..." ex. "I have to study." 「勉強しなあかん」(benkyou shina akan)
Annen あんねん - Kansai for ある・あります; to have, to be, to exist, to be located, to happen, to come about
Chau ちゃう - Kansai for chigau ちがう "incorrect/to differ" (longer explanation here)
Honmani ほんまに - Kansai for hontou ni ほんとうに; "really?"; honmani is considered the female form by most, while honma is male, but both are often used by both sexes.
Obahan おばはん - Kansai for obasan おばさん; aunt, older woman (usually over 35); often used by little kids to make their poor English teachers feel oldﾟ(´△｀)ﾟ
Omae おまえ - Kansai for anata あなた; you; often used by men when talking to their girlfriends *younger generation*
Ossan おっさん - Kansai for ojisan おじさん; uncle, older male (usually over 35)
Seyakara せやから - Kansai for だから・ですから; so; therefore
Uttoushi うっとうしい - Kansai for mendokusai めんどくさい; troublesome, uninteresting
Commonly Used Phrases
Ariehen ありえへん - "Impossible!" or "Unbelieveable!"; Kansai for 「ありえない」.
Honde ほんで - "And then"; Kansai for sore kara 「それから」.
Ikou ka? 行こうか - "shall we go?"; Kansai for ikimashouka ｢行きましょうか」.
Iran いらん - "Don't need" or "Don't want"; Kansai for iranai 「いらない」.
Kamahen かまへん - "No problem" or "It's OK"; Kansai for daijoubu desu「大丈夫です」. *older generation*
Maido まいど - hello/thank you (used in commercial settings and by older generation), shortened for of 「毎度ありがとうございます」 .
Nandeya なんでや - "Why?"; Kansai for nande/naze 「なんで」/「なぜ」.
Naniyanen 何やねん - "What in the world", "What the hell" or "What is it?"; Kansai for nan desu ka 「なんですか」.
Naniyattake 何やったけ - "What was it.." (used when trying to remember something lol); Kansai for nani datta ne 「何だったね」.
Omoroi/Omonnai おもろい / おもんない - "That's intersting/funny!"/""That's not funny/Boring!"; Kansai for omoshiroi/omoshirokunai 「おもしろい/おもしろくない」.
Seehen せえへん - "Don't do"; Kansai for shinai 「しない」.
Shaanai しゃあない - "It cannot be helped" or "There's no helping it"; Kansai for 「しかたがない」
Shiran しらん - "I don't know"; Kansai for shirimasen/shiranai 「しりません / しらない」.
Souka そうか - "Is that so?"; Kansai for sou desu ka 「そうですか」.
Souyana そうやな - "That's right, isn't it?"; Kansai for sou desu ne 「そうですね」.
Wakarahen/Wakaran わからへん / わからん - "I don't understand" or "I don't get it.."; Kansai for wakarimasen/wakannai 「わかりません / わかんない」.
Yanka/Yanke やんか/やんけ - "Isn't it?"; Kansai for jya nai ka 「じゃないか」.
Yaro やる - "I think," "I guess," I suppose" or seems; Kansai for 「だろう・でしょう」
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