やん／やんか／やんけ／がな Grammar points やん／やんか／やんけ／がな The standard Japanese endings __じゃないか, __ではないか, and __じゃん can become __やん, __やんか/やんけ, and __がな respectively in Kansai-ben. These Kansai sentence endings can also be used in the same way as __んだよ in... 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 街で / In the City Junko runs into a coworker, Noriko, while on her way to a belly dance lesson... Characters: Junko, Noriko 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 会社で / At a Company Mori has a presentation, but isn't feeling well. His coworker notices that he's pushing himself too hard and probably shouldn't be at work... Characters: Mori Atsushi, Kishimoto, Sugimoto Natsuko, Oshima Read more 会社の昼休み / During Lunch Junko is chatting with her coworkers, Noriko and Natsuko, during lunch. Characters: Junko, Noriko, Sugimoto Natsuko 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 やん／やんか／やんけ／がな The standard Japanese endings __じゃないか, __ではないか, and __じゃん can become __やん, __やんか/やんけ, and __がな respectively in Kansai-ben. These Kansai sentence endings can also be used in the same way as __んだよ in... 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 街で / In the City Junko runs into a coworker, Noriko, while on her way to a belly dance lesson... Characters: Junko, Noriko 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 会社で / At a Company Mori has a presentation, but isn't feeling well. His coworker notices that he's pushing himself too hard and probably shouldn't be at work... Characters: Mori Atsushi, Kishimoto, Sugimoto Natsuko, Oshima Read more 会社の昼休み / During Lunch Junko is chatting with her coworkers, Noriko and Natsuko, during lunch. Characters: Junko, Noriko, Sugimoto Natsuko 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