Kansai-ben Lesson 8 – I don’t mind
Posted on 14. Sep, 2006 @ 8:47 pm by harvey in Language, Osaka Views: 208
Kansai-ben lesson Point 「かめへん」
A-san is speaking standard Japanese
B-san is speaking Kansai Dialect
A: すみません、この席空いてますか？
B: うん座っとき、かまへんで。
A: Excuse me, is this seat open?
B: Yeah sure have a seat, I don’t mind.
A: カメラのメモリがいっぱいになったけど、昔の写真削除していいかな？
B: ひとつか2つやったら、消してもかまへんで。
A: The camera memory is full, do you mind if I delete the pictures from long ago?
B: I don’t mind if you delete one or two.
A: あ！ごめん！あなたの写真を濡らしちゃった！
B: え？どれ？あ、それか、それは古いからかまへん、かまへん。
A: Ah sorry! I got your pictures wet!
B: Oh? Which ones? A, those. It’s OK, those are old, I don’t mind!
「かめへん」Explanation:
「かめへん」is 「かまいません」、or the informal「かまわない」in Standard Japanese. 「かまへん」is often followed by 「で」to add emphasis.
[UPDATE] If you’re interested in Kansai-ben, check out our Kansai-ben iPhone Application! Japanese 101: Kansai Dialect.
- Harvey
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