Kansaibenkyou.net - Nouns

おちょけ

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 03:20:40 +0000

person who jokes around all the time

Word type:

Nouns

Standard:

ふざけたことをする(いう)ひと

Standard kanji:

ふざけたことをする(言う)人

Example:

さとしはおちょけやけど、サッカーする時だけはまじめやな。
Satoshi is a real clown; the only time he's serious is when he's playing soccer.

Commentary:

This comes from the verb おちょける.

Some people may say ちょけ instead.

きぃ

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:35:01 +0000

mind; spirit

Word type:

Nouns

Kanji:

気ぃ

Standard:

き

Standard kanji:

気

Commentary:

This word is often used with other words to make idiomatic phrase (e.g., 気ぃある, 気ぃきく, 気ぃつける, and 気ぃわるい).

Please see the commentary on vowel extension.

おあいそ

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:16:26 +0000

check; bill

Word type:

Nouns

Kanji:

お愛想

Standard:

おかんじょう

Standard kanji:

お勘定

Example:

おあいそおねがい。
Could I get the check?

Commentary:

This word is now broadly used in Japan, but originally came from Kansai.

Even though many people still use this word in Kansai, this word could be construed as rude--おあいそ comes from あいそうもなく, which literally means "poor service".

ぱちもん

Yukawa Keiko — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 03:43:04 +0000

fake; forgery

Word type:

Nouns

Standard:

にせもの

Standard kanji:

偽物

Example:

A: このヴィトンのかばん１０００円やってん。
B: そらばちもんや。

A: This Vuitton bag was only 1000 yen.
B: It's fake.

Commentary:

Also see ばったもん.

おばちゃん

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:10:13 +0000

aunt; middle-aged woman

Word type:

Nouns

Kanji:

叔母ちゃん

Standard:

おばさん

Standard kanji:

叔母さん

Example:

おばちゃん、その服どこで買うたん？
Hey, here did you buy those cloths?

Commentary:

This phrase is often used when calling for somebody or getting their attention. It should usually be used only with people you have a little history with. It can also be used with family members.

The male counterpart of おばちゃん is おっちゃん.

Also see おばはん.

おっちゃん

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:05:42 +0000

uncle; middle-aged man

Word type:

Nouns

Standard:

おじさん

Standard kanji:

叔父さん

Example:

おっちゃん、これなんぼ？
Hey grampa, how much is this?

Commentary:

This phrase is often used when calling for somebody or getting their attention. It should usually be used only with people you have a little history with. It can also be used with family members.

The female counterpart of おっちゃん is おばちゃん.

Also see おっさん.

おっさん

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:03:25 +0000

uncle; middle-aged man

Word type:

Nouns

Standard:

おじさん

Standard kanji:

叔父さん

Example:

あのおっさんいっつもあっこにおんなあ。
That older guy is always over there.

Commentary:

おっさん is similar to おっちゃん, but has a slightly ruder feel. You probably want to avoid saying おっさん to the person in question. It should not be used with family members. See おっちゃん for further usage notes.

The female counterpart of おっさん is おばはん.

おばはん

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:00:22 +0000

aunt; middle-aged woman

Word type:

Nouns

Kanji:

叔母はん

Standard:

おばさん

Standard kanji:

叔母さん

Example:

あのおばはんはでな服き着てるなあ。
That older lady is wearing such vivid cloths.

Commentary:

おばはん is similar to おばちゃん, but has a slightly ruder feel. You probably want to avoid saying おばはん to the person in question. It should not be used with family members. See おばちゃん for further usage notes.

The male counterpart of おばはん is おっさん.

いらんこと

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:33:21 +0000

unnecessary matter or thing

Word type:

Nouns

Standard:

よけいなこと

Standard kanji:

余計なこと

Example:

たかしの前でいらんこと言うなよ。あいつまだ何にも知らんねんから。
Don't say anything in front of Takeshi--he still doesn't know anything.

学生A: 先生、今日の宿題何ですか？
先生: あ、忘れてたわ。A君、おおきに。
学生B: お前いらんこと言うなよ〜！

Student A: Teacher, what's today's homework?
Teacher: Oh yeah, I forgot. Thank you!
Student B: Don't say things like that!

Commentary:

いらんこと comes from いらないこと and has a negative feeling. いらない is a negative form of いる which means "to need". Thus, いらんこと literary means "things that are not needed".

An interfering person may be called いらんことしい in Kansai-ben.

マクド

Yukawa Keiko — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 23:48:06 +0000

McDonald's™

Word type:

Nouns

Standard:

マック(ドナルド)

Example:

マクドのハンバーガー１０個食べて、おなかいたいねん。
I ate ten McDonald's hamburgers and now I have a stomach ache.