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 (Movie)
B. Topic: たこ焼き (Tako-yaki: Octopus
ball)
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!
