Kansai dialect
Four words that mean something very different in east Japan and Kyoto
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Casey Baseel
Jun 10, 2024 - Tweet
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- (COK • funny • Japanese language • Kansai • Kansai dialect • Kansai-ben • Kyoto • linguistics • SNJO • Udonko)
Our Japanese writer introduces some handy phrases so you too can speak the Kansai dialect!
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Meg Murphy
Jun 10, 2016
Why not up your Japanese language skills by learning a local dialect? Here are some phrases to get you started!
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