Location: Kansai Dialect Self-study Site / Ch1. Characteristics / 1. Standard VS Kansai-ben /

1. How Kansai-ben sounds like

Have you ever heard poeple speaking Kansai dialect (Kansai-ben)? You have heard it but are not sure how different it is from Standard Japanese? We have prepared two sets of sample video clips for you. Please compare each set of conversations; one conducted in Standard Japanese and the other in Kansai-ben.

A. Topic: 映画(えいが) (Movie)
Standard
Kansai



B. Topic: たこ()き  (Tako-yaki: Octopus ball)
Standard
Kansai



Now you know Standard Japanese and Kansai dialect sound quite different from each other. You may wonder "What aspects are different? Is the Kansai dialect just a regional dialect? What are the relationship between Standard Japanese and the Kansai dialect? ..." Please check out the next section!