Illustration: At the open counter of a small Osaka takoyaki shop, a local shopkeeper and a regular customer chat with familiar ease. The shopkeeper pauses with a turning pick above the griddle, mouth open mid-sentence, while the customer answers with an amused expression and a lightly raised hand.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

関かん西さい弁べん

kansaiben

Kansai dialect

Example sentences

  1. 関西弁かんさいべんってほんま分わからへんわ。

    I really don’t understand Kansai dialect.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 関西弁かんさい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

  3. 彼女かのじょはコテコテの関西弁かんさいべんを話はなす。

    She speaks Kansai dialect with a strong accent.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

Kanji in 関西弁

  • 関connection; barrierOnカンKunせき・かかわる・からくり
  • 西west; SpainOnセイ・サイ・スKunにし
  • 弁speech; distinguishOnベン・ヘンKunかんむり・わきまえる・わける

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