Osaka-ben

Osaka-ben is a typical dialect of Kansai region. Kansai-ben is roughly the same as Osaka-ben. In this area, almost all people speaks a dialect only.

Corresponds Area
Similar Dialect

GRAMMAR

sentence-final particle "ne" => "na"

atsui ne => atsui na
hajimaru ne => hajimaru na

sentence-final particle "yo" => "de / wa"

yokatta yo => yokatta de
tabeta yo => tabeta de
iku yo => iku wa
"wa" is a weaker argument than "de".

sentence-final particle "dayone / deshou" => "yan(ka)"

uso dayone => uso yan
mita yone => mita yan

predicative form "da" => "ya"

genki da => genki ya
kore da yo => kore ya de
hima da kara => hima ya kara
hima da kedo => hima ya kedo
hima dattara => hima yattara
kirei da shi => kirei ya shi
ashita darou/ deshou => ashita yaro
mitan da => mitan ya

"nda" => "nen"

umi iku nda => umi iku nen

"tanda" => "ten"

umi itta nda => umi itten

"nanda" => "yanen"

aho nanda => aho yanen

negative-form "nai" => "hen"

nomanai => nomahen
tabenai => tabehen
shinai => seehen
kamo shirenai => kamo shirehen

negative-form "nakatta" => "nanda"

nomanakatta => nomananda
shiranakatta => shirananda

negative-form "ja nai" => "ya nai / chau"

genki ja nai => genki ya nai/ chau
nihon-jin ja nai => nihon-jin ya nai/ chau

negative-form "ku nai" => "nai"

samuku nai => samu nai
tabetaku nai => tabeta nai

"te iru" => "teru / toru" (masculine word)

nonde iru => nonderu / nondoru
mite inai => mite hen

"te irun" => "ten"

nani shite irun da => nani shiten nen

"te oku" => "toku"

oite oku => oitoku

"te ageru" => "taru"

oshiete ageru => oshietaru

"te shimatta" => "te mouta"

nete shimatta => nete mouta

"kara" => "sakai"

kaeru kara => kaeru sakai
karui kara => karui sakai
hima da kara => hima ya sakai

imperative-form => masu-form prolonged sound

miro => mii
kake => kakii
tabero => tabee
shiro => see

"naide(kudasai)" => "ntoite(kudasai)"

ikanaide => ikantoite
shinaide kudasai => sentoite kudasai

dictionary-form "na" => masu-form "na"

kakuna => kakina
nomuna yo => nomina ya

between "naide" and "na" => masu-form "nasanna"

nomanaide => nominasanna
kakanaide => kakinasanna
iwanaide => iinasanna

"shiyou" => "shiyo"

ryokou-shiyou => ryokou-shiyo
mata ikou ne => mata iko na

"to omou" => "omou"

nihonjin da to omou => nihonjin ya omou
ikou to omou => iko omou

causative "saseru" => "sasu"

kakaseru => kakasu
tabesaseru => tabesasu
benkyou-saseru => benkyo-sasu

"te irassharu" => "te haru"

nani shite irassharu => nani shite haru
nete irassharu => nete haru

i-adjective aku => o

hayaku kite => hayo kite

i-adjective iku => yu

ookiku natta => ookyu natta

i-adjective uku => u

yasuku shite => yasu shite

i-adjective oku => o

hiroku nai => hiro nai

particles => " "

easy to omit

PRACTICE

[EX] Hima datta ra, isshoni ikanai?

[Q1] Ame furanai ne.

[Q2] Ashita da yo.

[Q3] Shusshin wa Osaka nanda.

[Q4] Hayaku shiro.

[Q5] Kirei da shi, shinsetsu da to omou.

[Q6] Tsuyoku shimenai de kudasai.

[Q7] Unten-shinai de kudasai.

Other Dialects

Hokkaido-ben

Sendai-ben

Nagoya-ben

Kyoto-ben

Osaka-ben

Hiroshima-ben

Hakata-ben

WORDS

・Standard Japanese
    Osaka-ben
・watashi (feminine word)
    uchi
・watashi-tachi (feminine word)
    uchi-ra
・kimi
    jibun
・Suzuki-san
    Suzuki-han
・otousan
    oton
・okaasan
    okan
・totemo
    meccha
・hontou
    honma
・ii
    ee
・omoshiroi
    omoroi
・(tsukarete) tsurai
    shindoi
・dame
    akan
・fukuzatsuna
    yayakoshii
・suki ja nai
    sukan
・taihen
    nangi
・baka
    aho
・arigatou
    ookini
・ikura
    nanbo
・soredeha
    hona
・chigau
    chau
・iru
    iteru
・itte
    yuute
・gozaimasu
    omasu
・kamawanai
    kamahen
・suteru
    hokasu
・katazukeru
    naosu
・tataku
    shibaku
・naguru
    dotsuku
・takusan
    gyousan