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Kansai-ben Sentence Endings: 14 Grammar Patterns (〜へん, 〜やん, 〜ねん)

JLPT N3casualKansai-ben14 cards · 関西弁・語尾

Kansai-ben sounds different mostly because of its endings. These 14 casual grammar cards (JLPT N3) cover 〜へん (negative), 〜や (copula), 〜やん, 〜ねん, 〜はる (light honorific), 〜とる, 〜なあかん (must), 〜やろ and 〜てもうた, each mapped to its standard Japanese form.

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  • 01JLPT N3

    〜へん

    ~hen

    negative ending (= ~nai)

    casualKansai-ben
    Example

    明日は行かへんの？

    You're not going tomorrow?

  • 02JLPT N3

    〜や

    ~ya

    copula (= da)

    casualKansai-ben
    Example

    これ、うちの犬や。

    This is my dog.

  • 03JLPT N3

    〜やん

    ~yan

    isn't it (= ~jan)

    casualKansai-ben
    Example

    めっちゃええ店やん！

    This place is great, isn't it!

  • 04JLPT N3

    〜ねん

    ~nen

    explanatory ending

    casualKansai-ben
    Example

    今日、誕生日やねん。

    It's my birthday today, you know.

  • 05JLPT N3

    〜で

    ~de

    emphasis ending (= yo)

    casualKansai-ben
    Example

    もう時間ないで！

    We're out of time, you know!

  • 06JLPT N3

    〜わ

    ~wa

    sentence-final (both genders in Kansai)

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    Example

    今日は疲れたから、もう帰るわ。

    I'm beat today, so I'm heading home.

  • 07JLPT N3

    〜とる

    ~toru

    progressive (= ~te iru)

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    Example

    雨、降っとるで。

    It's raining, you know.

  • 08JLPT N3

    〜はる

    ~haru

    Kansai light honorific

    casualKansai-ben
    Example

    先生、来はったで。

    The teacher has arrived.

  • 09JLPT N3

    〜たる

    ~taru

    do for you (= ~te ageru)

    casualKansai-ben
    Example

    荷物、持ったるわ。

    I'll carry your bags for you.

  • 10JLPT N3

    〜ん

    ~n

    short negative (= ~nai)

    casualKansai-ben
    Example

    それ、知らんわ。

    I don't know about that.

  • 11JLPT N3

    〜なあかん

    ~na akan

    must do (= nakereba naranai)

    casualKansai-ben
    Example

    もう行かなあかん時間や。

    It's time — I've got to go.

  • 12JLPT N3

    〜やろ

    ~yaro

    right? / probably (= darou)

    casualKansai-ben
    Example

    おもろいやろ？

    Funny, right?

  • 13JLPT N3

    〜てもうた

    ~te mouta

    ended up doing (= ~te shimatta)

    casualKansai-ben
    Example

    全部食べてもうたわ。

    Whoops, I ate it all.

  • 14JLPT N3

    〜といて

    ~toite

    do in advance (= ~te oite)

    casualKansai-ben
    Example

    席、取っといてな。

    Save me a seat, okay?

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