Osaka ben - Osaka dialect

In Japan, the standard Japanese dialect is Tokyo-ben (Tokyo dialect) but there are many other regional dialects and special words across Japan.

In the Kansai area it's called Kansai-ben (Kansai dialect), but it is not just one dialect. People in Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe and so on all use slightly different words and accents.

Osaka-ben is not taught in text book's so you may have difficulty understanding it in the beginning but you'll get use to it soon. Why don't you go out and learn Osaka-ben from Osaka people?


There are several sites teaching Osaka-ben.

http://www.city.osaka.lg.jp/contents/wdu020/english/osaka_dialect/index.html

http://hougen.u-biq.org/osakaben.html

http://www.osaka-info.jp/en/about/dialect.html