Hakata-ben

Hakata-ben is a typical dialect of Kyushu region. Dialects in Kyushu region differs minutely from place to place.

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GRAMMAR

"da / ja" => "ya / tai"

ame da ne => ame ya ne
Nihon-jin ja nai => Nihon-jin ya nai
Nihon-jin dakedo => Nihon-jin yakedo
hima datta ra => hima yatta ra

negative-form "nai" => negative-form "n"

hajimaranai => hajimaran
shinai => sen
iku kamo shirenai => iku kamo shiren

progressive te-form "iru" => masu-form "yoru"

hanashite iru => hanashi yoru
nonde iru => nomi yoru

the state te-form "iru" => te-form "toru / tou"

kekkon-shite iru => kekkon-shitoru
notte iru => nottoru

"te ita" => "totta / yotta"

nete ita => netotta / neyotta

"you to shite iru" => "yoru / you"

dekakeyou to shite iru => dekakeyoru / dekakeyou
norou to shite iru => noriyoru / noriyou

"te aru" => "toru / tou"

kaite aru => kaitoru / kaitou
akete aru => aketoru / aketou

sentence-final particle "yo" => "bai"

itta yo => itta bai
ii yo => ii bai
ashita made da yo => ashita made bai

scolding "te" => "to / totte"

tabenaide => tabento

assertion "nda" => "cchan"

benkyou-suru nda => benkyou-suru cchan
shikata nai nda => shikata nai cchan

i-adjective "i" => "ka"

atsui => atsuka
ii => yoka

"yone / kana" => "ccharou"

ii yone => ii ccharou
komaru yone => komaru ccharou

"ja nai ka" => "roumon"

mitemo ii ja nai ka => mitemo yokaroumon
komaru ja nai ka => komaroumon

conjunction "kara" => "ken"

Nihon-jin dakara => Nihon-jin yaken
samui kara => samui ken
benkyou-suru kara => benkyou-suru ken

conjunction "kedo" => "batten"

Nihon-jin dakedo => Nihon-jin batten

"kana" => "kaina"

mou tsuita kana => mou tsuita kaina
konai kana => kon kaina
oishii kana => oishii kaina
hima kana => hima kaina

"naide / nai no" => "nto"

nomanaide => nomanto
tabenaide => tabento
shinaide => sento
nomanai no => nomanto
tabenai no => tabento
shinai no => sento

PRACTICE

[EX] Nomanaide.

[Q1] Umai.

[Q2] Ima tabete iru.

[Q3] Apaato ni sunde iru.

[Q4] Ashita dayo.

[Q5] Zenzen jikan nai nda.

[Q6] Nani kana.

[Q7] Isogashii kara, ikenai.

Other Dialects

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