Kansai-ben Lesson 5
Posted by harvey in Language, Osaka on 07. May, 2006 | Comments Off
Kansai-ben lesson Point 「ほんま」 A-san is speaking standard Japanese B-san is speaking Kansai Dialect A: 友達は明日神戸に引っ越すって！ B: ほんま？ええな、神戸はええとこやで！ A: My friend is moving to Kobe tomorrow! B: Really! That’s great, Kobe is a really nice place! A: おれ、昨日バイク買った。 B: ほんまに？高かったんとちゃう？ A: I bought a motorcycle yesterday! B: Really? Was it expensive? A: また政治家が変なこと言ってるよ。 B: ほんまかいな〜 [...]
Tsuruhashi Korean BBQ
Posted by harvey in Food, Osaka on 06. May, 2006 | 2 Comments
If you thought food in Japan was all about wimpy vegetables, raw fish, and noodles, you’re wrong! Bring on the beef! In Tsuruhashi in Osaka (also in Shin-Okubo in Tokyo, as in the earlier post about ultra spicy Korean Nabe) you can get lots of authentic Korean food. Especially, Korean BBQ (焼き肉 – やきにく). Korean [...]
Kansai-ben lesson 4
Posted by harvey in Language, Osaka on 02. May, 2006 | 1 Comment
Kansai-ben Lesson Point 「とけ」 [Disclaimer: I have been told that とけ does not originate from Kansai, and may in fact just be plain old rude Japanese...] A-san is speaking standard Japanese B-san is speaking Kansai Dialect 「とけ」 Examples: A: おい、このタオルくさいよ。まだ洗濯しないの？ B: 自分でやっとけ。 A: Hey, that towel is stinky. You’re not gonna wash it yet? B: [...]
