Particles “か”and “け” feeling

Particles “ka”and “ke” feeling

Common uses

• Question

Grammar elements

• か／け

In Kansai-ben, when the question particles か and け are added to the end of a sentence, whereas they are often dropped in casual speech in
standard Japanese. It should be additionally noted that they are pronounced with a rising intonation.

Kansai-ben vs. Standard

Standard	＿＿＿？(↑)
Kansai-ben	＿＿＿？(↑) ＿＿＿か ＿＿＿け*

*The question particle け is most commonly used some parts of Kawachi (an eastern part of Osaka) and Wakayama.

Examples

＿＿か。

Standard	ケーキ、あと一つあるんだけど、食べない？
Kansai-ben	ケーキ、あと一つあんねんけど、食べへんか。
English	There is only one piece of cake left, would you like it?

Commentary

Reminding with かい

かい can be used as a questioning reminder.

	もう宿題したの？
Kansai-ben	もう宿題したんかい。
English	Did you already finish your homework?

The further addition of a な, giving かいな can add an additional feeling of surprise, confusion, anger, or others. See the かいな page for more details.