Grammar points

たら

In Kansai-ben, the conditional clause (れ)ば is rarely used. Instead, the conditional clause たら is heavily used--to the extent that it is often used in cases where it would be not consider appropriat...

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Vんと

Although Kansai-ben has the conditional clause __と__ like in standard Japanese, the negative form Vんと can have a different function depending on the intonation.While Vんと without a downstep? is the ...

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や/やろ(う)/やったら

The standard Japanese だ, when used as an assertion, may become や in Kansai-ben. With this, the standard Japanese conditional だったら may become やったら in Kansai-ben, and similarly the conjecture だろう may...

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Example conversations

大家さんと / With the Landlord

Atsushi leaves his apartment for work in the morning and meets his landlord cleaning out front.

Characters: Mori Atsushi, The Landlord

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街で / In the City

Junko runs into a coworker, Noriko, while on her way to a belly dance lesson...

Characters: Junko, Noriko

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魚屋で / At a Seafood Stall

Hanako is doing a little shopping at a seafood stall.

Characters: Hanako, The Fishmonger

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道を聞く / Asking Directions

Atsushi asks directions on the street for the Takashimaya department store in Namba.

Characters: Mori Atsushi, The Passerby

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カラオケで / At Karaoke

Mori, and his coworkers Kimura and Sakagami, go to karaoke on the way home from work...

Characters: Mori Atsushi, Kimura, Sakagami

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電車で / On a Train

Atsushi is on a train and gives up his seat to an old man...

Characters: Mori Atsushi, The Old Man

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居酒屋で / At an Izakaya

Junko and Noriko are drinking and chatting at an izakaya after work.

Characters: Junko, Noriko

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お好み焼き屋で / At an Okonomiyaki Restaurant

Atsushi brings his friend to his usual okonomiyaki (a style of savory pancake) restaurant.

Characters: Mori Atsushi, The Friend, The Owner

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