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Kansai-ben Lesson 3

Posted on 17. Apr, 2006 @ 8:12 am by harvey in Language, Osaka Views: 933

Kansai-ben lesson Point 「おる」
A-san is speaking standard Japanese
B-san is speaking Kansai Dialect

「おる」 Examples:

A: I’m looking for C-san. Is he here?
B: Yeah, He’s here, he’s here. He’s over there playing that game.

A: え？C-sanのイベントは行かないの？
B: いや、行かへんで。D-san みたいな変なやつもおるから、あぶないで。

A: What? You’re not going to C-san’s event?
B: Nope, not going. There are strange people like D-san going there, it’s gonna be dangerous!

A: C-sanどこ？
B: 仮眠室で寝とる。

A: Where is C-san?
B: He’s sleeping in the break room.

A: あの、トイレ爆発した T-sanって覚えてる？
B: え、そんなやつおったか？

A: Do you remember T-san, the guy who blew up the toilet?
B: Eh… Was there a guy like that?

B: こんな奴らと一緒におったら、どうなるかわからんで！

B: If you’re around these type of guys, no idea what will happen!

In Kansai-ben, 「いる」 often becomes 「おる」。

Extreme:
B: おう！Aさん！何しとん！？

In this case, 何してんの？ Has become, 何しとる？ which has become, 何しとん！？ An incredible informal way to express, “What are you doing?” or “What’s going on?” This expression is almost exclusively used by men only. If a girl were to use it, it would sound impolite （下品）.

「〜おる」Explanation:
In Kansai-ben, 「いる」 often becomes 「おる」。おる is conjugated as a regular う-verb, so it will be come, おった、おる、おって。 Depending on the case. The examples listed above show some of the more common scenarios.

[UPDATE] If you’re interested in Kansai-ben, check out our Kansai-ben iPhone Application! Japanese 101: Kansai Dialect.

- Harvey

Check out these other Kansai-ben Lessons!

Kansai-ben Lesson 9 – Moute

Kansai-ben Lesson 8 – I don’t mind

Kansai-ben Lesson 7 – Revival!

Kansai-ben Lesson 6 – with Bonus!

Kansai-ben Lesson 5 – Honma

Kansai-ben Lesson 4 – Toke

Kansai-ben Lesson 2 – eeyarouka?

Kansai-ben Lesson 1 – Sora