Maido, maido and welcome to the Kansai region of western Japan. Whether visiting or living in this area, you will quickly notice the locals aren’t speaking standard Japanese taught in textbooks and classrooms. The language on the streets is Kansai-ben: a dialect said to be earthier and more direct. With clear explanations of grammar, a Kansai-ben dictionary, and a helpful index, Colloquial Kansai Japanese is an indispensable guide to the rich speech of Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe.
About the Author
D.C. Palter resided in Kobe and Tokyo working as a fiction editor for the Abiko Quarterly before moving to Los Angeles.
Kaoru Slotsve lived in Kansai most of her life before recently moving to the United States.
Colloquial Kansai Japanese: The Dialects And Culture of the Kansai Region (Tuttle Language Library),D. C. Palter,Kaoru Slotsve,Tuttle Publishing,0804837236,Foreign Language Study,Japanese,Language
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