やろ(う) Grammar points 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... Read more Example conversations 歓迎会で / At the Welcome Party The new man at the company, Mori, is at his welcome party. He is chatting with his boss and new coworker, Kimura. Characters: Mori Atsushi, The Boss, Kimura Read more 魚屋で / At a Seafood Stall Hanako is doing a little shopping at a seafood stall. Characters: Hanako, The Fishmonger Read more 道を聞く / Asking Directions Atsushi asks directions on the street for the Takashimaya department store in Namba. Characters: Mori Atsushi, The Passerby Read more 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 Read more 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 Read more 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 Read more
Grammar points 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... Read more Example conversations 歓迎会で / At the Welcome Party The new man at the company, Mori, is at his welcome party. He is chatting with his boss and new coworker, Kimura. Characters: Mori Atsushi, The Boss, Kimura Read more 魚屋で / At a Seafood Stall Hanako is doing a little shopping at a seafood stall. Characters: Hanako, The Fishmonger Read more 道を聞く / Asking Directions Atsushi asks directions on the street for the Takashimaya department store in Namba. Characters: Mori Atsushi, The Passerby Read more 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 Read more 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 Read more 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 Read more