Illustration: In the kitchen of an Osaka neighborhood home, a grandmother and her adult son chat animatedly while preparing dinner. Their matching hand gestures and easy timing suggest a familiar local way of speaking.

JLPT N3suffixLevel estimated by Bebop

弁べん

ben

dialect

Used after a place name, as in 関西弁. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 関西かんさい弁べんが話はなせるようにマジでなりたい。

    I really wanna learn to speak Kansai-ben.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 大阪おおさか弁べんが大好だいすきです。

    I’m fond of the Osaka dialect.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼女かのじょはコテコテの関西かんさい弁べんを話はなす。

    She speaks Kansai dialect with a strong accent.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 弁

  • 弁speech; distinguishOnベン・ヘンKunかんむり・わきまえる・わける

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