4. Casual Request

Verb た form is used as a casual request in Kansai-ben just like in standard, but with Kansai-peculiar sentence particles and expression. Here is the list of commonly used casual request expressions in Kansai.

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Standard	Kansai	Kansai Examples
Vて	Vて	そこに置(お)いといて。
Vてね Vてよ	Vてな（あ） Vてや（あ）	ちょっと待(ま)っててなあ。うちの子(こ)、ちょっと見(み)といてや。
Vてね(stronger) Vてよ(stronger)	Vてえな Vてえや	はよこっち来(き)てえな。お願(ねが)いやし、駅(えき)まで送(おく)ってえや。
Vてあげて	Vたげて／たって	お父(とう)さん、手伝(てつだ)ったげて。
Vてやって	Vたって	たかしにおやつ、買(こ)うたって。
Vてくれない？	Vてくれへん（か）？ Vてんか（あ）	手紙(てがみ)、出(だ)してきてくれへん？この荷物(にもつ)、持(も)ってんかあ。

Sentence particle や , an equivalent of standard よ, is often added on a request, but this particle is not used for a statement (で functions as よ in a statement).

今日(きょう)お造(つく)り安(やす)いし買(こ)うてきてや。 (ST おさしみが安(やす)いから、買(か)ってきてよ)

今日(きょう)お造(つく)り安(やす)かったし買(こ)うてきたで。 (ST 買(か)ってきたよ)

As in the list above, Kansai people express the eagerness of the request by changing accentual pattern, that is, by putting an accent on てand lengthening the sound.

こっち来(き)てな。＜こっち来(き)てえな。(stronger)

おかし、買(こ)うたってや。＜おかし、買(こ)うたってえや。(stronger)

< Extra 1: 私(わたし)のかばん、持(も)ったって >

Vたって originally comes from Vてあげる／Vてやる, hence this is supposed to be a request for the benefit of somebody else.

たかしにおかし、買(こ)うたって。(for the benefit of Takashi)

However, you can express a request for the benefit of yourself using this form in Kansai.

私(わたし)のかばん、重(おも)いし、持(も)ってえや。

私(わたし)のかばん、重(おも)いし、持(も)ったってえや。

Both of the examples above mean "Please carry my bag," and the difference between them is very small. However, the second sentence sounds as if she projects herself as a third person to soften the request, to avoid directly making a rude request for herself. This type of communication strategy to avoid direct confrontation is widely used in Kansai-ben by Kansai people, and you will find more examples in the real Kansai world!