Kansai-ben: Video 3

ビデオ聞(き)き取(と)り練習(れんしゅう)3: Authentic - medium

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- うん、あの、自分(じぶん)ら友達(ともだち)と行(い)った時(とき)は話(はな)してるけども、やっぱしおっきい声(こえ)とか他(ほか)の人(ひと)に聞(き)こえるような場合(ばあい)は、あんまり関西弁(かんさいべん)丸出(まるだ)しにせん(Grammar 1)ようにしてたな。（interviewer -ちょっと恥(は)ずかし？）そうそう。

＊自分()ら(Kansai) = 私()たち we/us
＊やっぱし(Kansai) = やっぱり、やはり
＊場合() case
＊丸出()し exposed

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Q1: How did she talk when she was in Tokyo? Choose all that apply.

She spoke in Kansai-ben when talking with her friends from Kansai.

She tried not to speak in Kansai-ben at all when talking with her friends from Kansai.

She tried not to use a heavy Kansai-ben accent when others could hear her talk.

She spoke in a heavy Kansai-ben accent even when others could hear her talk.

Q2: Why did she talk in that way (answer of Q1)?

She felt ashamed of her friend’s accent, so she didn’t want to to be heard by standard-Japanese speakers.

She was so proud of her Kansai accent, she didn’t care about the presence of standard-Japanese speakers.

She felt a bit ashamed of showing her accent in the presence of standard-Japanese speakers.

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