Title Colloquial Kansai Japanese : the dialects and culture of the Kansai region / D.C. Palter & Kaoru Slotsve ; illustrations by Hiroshi Satoh

Edition First edition Published Tokyo, Japan ; North Clarendon, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, 1995 ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations Series Tuttle language library. Colloquial Kansai Japanese Contents Cover; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Fifteen Words Needed to Survive in Kansai; 2. Example Conversations I; 3. Kinki Variations: Kansai-ben Across Kansai; 4. Fifteen More Words Needed to Survive; 5. Example Conversations II; 6. Tora-Kichi; 7. Fifteen More Kinki Words; 8. Example Conversations III; 9. Kinki Cuisine; 10. Final Fifteen Words to Master Kinki Speech; 11. Example Conversations IV; Dictionary; Index; Back Cover Summary This is a compact and convenient guide to learning the Kansai dialect of the Japanese languageMaido, 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, but with its own polite langauge. With clear explanations of grammar, a Kansai-ben dictionary, and a helpful index, Colloquial Kansai Japanese is an indispensable gu Notes Includes index English Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 19, 2014) Subject Japanese language -- Conversation and phrase books -- English. Japanese language -- Dialects -- Japan -- Kansai Region Japanese language Japanese language -- Dialects Japan -- Kansai Region Genre/Form Conversation and phrase books Form Electronic book Author Slotsve, Kaoru, author Satoh, Hiroshi, illustrator ISBN 9781462901685 1462901689

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