What are some cool + commonly used Kansaiben phrases?

Question

(for those who are reading this for the h**l of it and don't know what it is its like a slang used in places like the Kyoto region of Japan...)

Answer 1

Even Kyoto is one part of Kansai region, Kyoto dialect is some how totally different from Osaka dialect and moreover Kyoto dialect itself varies by detailed small region.

a few typical dialects of Kyoto ben are as below.

Thank you.   Ookini(Oh-key-nee)

No way.       Akan(At-kahn) or Kananna(Kah-nan-nah)

Too bad.      Egetunai(Et-get-tuna-e)

Flattery         Benchara(Ben-chat-lah)

Excuse me. Kannin (kanh-nin)    

A lot              Gyoosan(gjyo-oh-sahn) or Tanto(tanh-toh) or Yooke(yoh-keh)

Get impatient Shinki-Kusai (shinh-ke Kuh-sah-e)

Hit by hand  Shibaku(she-bah-kuh)

Sly                 Sukoi(Suh-koh-e)

Squat or Duck  Chochokobaru(cho-cho-koh-bah-luh)

How much?    Nanbo?(Nah-m-boh?)

Warm             Nukui(Nuh-kuh-e)

l**k                 Neburu(Neh-buh-luh)

Dress             Bebe(behbeh)

Unfashionable or unrefined  Mossai(moh-ssah-e)

Soft                  Yarakoi(Yah-lah-koh-e)

like that            Anaini(Ah-nah-e-nee)

pretty               Kairashii(Kah-e-lah-shee)

Fall down        Kokeru(koh-keh-luh)

Troublesome Nangi(nah-n-ghee)

goosebumps Sabuibo(Sah-buh-e-boh)

busy                 Sewashinai(Seh-wah-she-nah-e)

go north/south   Agaru(ah-gah-luh)/Sagaru(Sah-gah-luh)

short temper    Irachi(e-lah-chee)

bad taste         Ajinai(Ah-jee-nah-e)

twisted(charactelistic) Ikezu(e-keh-zoo)

disgusted       Ezukuroshii(eh-zuh-kuh-loh-shee)

hip area          Oido(oh-e-doh)

hot tea             Obu(oh-buh)

dull or absurd  Shoomonai(show-moh-nah-e)

too earnestly   Shikatsui(she-kah-tuh-e)

OMG                Shimota(She-moh-tah)

feels painful     Shindoi(shin-doh-e)

no problem     Dannai(danh-nah-e)

small                Chikkoi(chi-kkoh-e)

practical joke  Tengo(tenh-goh)

Boiled egg      Ninuki(nee-nuh-kee)

near side        Neki(Neh-kee)

Thank you (for doing something helpful) Habakarisan(Hah-bah-kah-lee-sah-n)

cool                 Hiyakoi(he-yah-kko-e)

flat                   Bechakoi(Beh-cha-koh-e)

throw away or dump    Hokasu(Hoh-kah-suh)

compensate   Madosu(mah-doh-suh)

lottery              Atemon(ah-teh-mon)

leave               Inu(e-nuh)

vomit              ezuku(eh-zuh-kuh)

Yesterday       Kinno(kin-noh)

ticklish             Kosobai(koh-soh-bah-e)

Wrong estimation  Sukatan(suh-kah-tan)

Dirty                 Babachii(bah-bah-cchee)

Beautiful woman Beppin(beh-ppine)

Answer 2

"Ah honma?" = "Oh really?" (standard japanese is "ah honto).

"Nambo?" = how much? (slang for "ikura desu ka).

"Mecha mecha - " = very, very -! (slang for "totemo").  Ex. "mecha mecha oki!" (very very big).

"ya na" instead of "desu."

"yaro" instead of "daro."

"Aho ya na" instead of "Baka desu" meaning "idiot."

"Honmari" is also like "honma"

There's also lots of foul language but I don't want to get reported.

Just know that you WILL sound funny and strange speaking it, as the foreigners here who often do speak it usually get giggles from natives. Try sticking to the standard dialect unless you know the people well. Still, these phrases are standard Kansai-ben and not limited to just one city in Kansai. You can hear it spoken from Shiga all the way through to Kobe.

Another thing, the Osakans and some Kansai people are a lot more jolly and inclined to talk to foreigners. :)

Answer 3

"mokaeri masu ka"=Are you making money?/How's business?

It's how shopkeepers, etc., in Kansai often greet each other, if for example they run into each other on their shoten-gai. In Kanto if you wanted to explicitly ask "How's business?" it would "shobai wa do desu ka", but that would never be used as a greeting.