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Kansai-ben Speaking Car-Navi

Posted on 15. May, 2009 @ 12:04 am by harvey in Crazy Consumers, Gadgets, Language, Osaka Views: 555

This car navigation system speaks in Kansai dialect! You love Kansai-ben. Right? I do.

ほんでから１キロぐらい先を
honde kara ichi kiro gurai saki wo
しゅっと斜め左やからね
shutto naname hidari yakara ne
高速の出口やで
kousoku no deguchi ya de

Okay so it’s a straight shot off on the left diagonal direction coming up here in about 1 kilometer okay? It’s the highway exit ramp.

ほんでから、５００mくらい先をしゅっと斜め左やからね
hondekara, gohyaku meetoru kurai saki wo shutto naname hidari yakara ne
高速の出口やで
kousoku no deguchi ya de

Okay so it’s a straight shot off on the left diagonal coming up in about 500 meters okay? It’s the highway exit ramp.

もうすぐしゅっと斜め左やで
mou sugu shutto naname hidari ya de
高速を出たからって気持ちを緩めないようにしてください
kousoku wo detakara tte kimochi wo yurumenai you ni shite kudasai
ある意味、家につくまでが高速道路だと思ってください
aruimi, ie ni tsuku made ga kousoku douro da to omotte kudasai

Okay we’re almost at the part where you take the straight shot off on the left diagonal!
Don’t cut loose just because we left the highway though. Think of it like, in some sense we’re still on the highway all the way up until we reach your house.

ほんで、３００mぐらい先をしゅっと斜め左やからね
honde, sanbyaku meetoru gurai saki wo shutto naname hidari yakara ne

Okay so it’s a straight shot off on the left diagonal direction coming up here in about 300 kilometers okay?

Apologies for the hack translation, but that’s the accurate gist!

Let me know if there is any Kansai-ben you want explained!

- Harvey

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