In Standard Japanese, respect is usually expressed with forms like ใ(ใ)ใใ or ใใฆใใใฃใใใ.
In Kansai Japanese, the equivalent respectful forms are ใใฏใ, ใใฆใฏใ, and ใใฆใฏใใพใ.
Verb | Standard (He/She does) | Kansai (He/She does) |
ใใ (to do) | ใใใ | ใใฏใ |
่กใ (to go) | ่กใใใ | ่กใใฏใ |
้ฃในใ (to eat) | ้ฃในใใใ | ้ฃในใฏใ |
ๆฅใ (to come) | ใใใใ | ใใฏใ |
่จใ (to say) | ่จใใใ | ่จใใฏใ |
Verb | Standard (He/She is doing) | Kansai (He/She is doing) |
ใใ (to do) | ใใฆใใใฃใใใ | ใใฆใฏใ |
่กใ (to go) | ่กใฃใฆใใใฃใใใ | ่กใฃใฆใฏใ |
้ฃในใ (to eat) | ้ฃในใฆใใใฃใใใ | ้ฃในใฆใฏใ |
ๆฅใ (to come) | ใใฆใใใฃใใใ | ใใฆใฏใ |
่จใ (to say) | ่จใฃใฆใใใฃใใใ | ่จใฃใฆใฏใ |
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Dialogue 1
Situation:
ใขใค and ใฆใฆใ are close friends.
They are at the station, waiting for their older friend ใชใงใฆ.
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ใขใค๏ผไปๆฅใใชใงใฆๅ
่ผฉใๆฅใฏใใ๏ผ
๏ผใใใ ใใใ ใใใฑใ ใ ใ ใฏใ ใ๏ผ๏ผ
Is Ryo-senpai coming too today?
ใฆใฆใ๏ผๆฅใฏใใฃใฆใใใฃใใใกใใ้
ใใใใฃใฆLINEใใใฏใฃใใใ
๏ผใ ใฏใ ใฃใฆใใใฃใ ใกใใ ใใใใ ใฃใฆ ใใใ ใใใฏใฃใ ใใ๏ผ
Yeah, he is. He messaged that heโll be a bit late.
ใขใค๏ผๅ
่ผฉใใใฃใคใใกใใใจ้ฃ็ตกใใใฏใใใชใ
๏ผใใใฑใ ใใฃใคใ ใกใใใจ ใใใใ ใใใฏใ ใ ใชใ๏ผ
He always lets us know, huh.
ใฆใฆใ๏ผใชใใปใชๅ
ใซ้ง
ๅใงๅพ
ใฃใจใใใ
๏ผใชใใปใช ใใ ใซ ใใใพใ ใง ใพใฃใจใ ใใ๏ผ
Yeah. Letโs wait in front of the station first.
ใขใค๏ผใใใๅ
่ผฉๆฅใฏใฃใใใใใ็ผใ่กใใ
๏ผใใใใใใฑใ ใ ใฏใฃใใ ใใใใ ใใใ๏ผ
Yep. When he gets here, letโs go get takoyaki.
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Dialogue 2
Situation:
็ฐไธญ๏ผๅพ่ผฉ๏ผand ๆฉๆฌ๏ผๅ
่ผฉ๏ผare employees at a Izakaya in Osaka.
They are talking about their ๅบ้ท (store manager).
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็ฐไธญ๏ผใใๅธฐใใฏใฃใใใงใใ๏ผ
๏ผใใ ใใใ ใฏใฃใ ใ ใงใ ใ๏ผ๏ผ
Has he already gone home?
ๆฉๆฌ๏ผใใใใใฃใๅธฐใใฏใฃใใงใ
๏ผใใ ใใฃใ ใใใ ใฏใฃใ ใงใ๏ผ
Yeah, he left a little while ago.
็ฐไธญ๏ผๅบ้ทใไปๆฅใใฏใๆฅใฏใใพใใใญใ
๏ผใฆใใกใใ ใใใ ใ ใฏใ ใ ใฏใใพใใ ใญใ๏ผ
The manager came early again today, didnโt he?
ๆฉๆฌ๏ผๆใใๆฅใฆใฏใฃใฆใใใฃใจ้ป่ฉฑใใฆใฏใฃใใใ
๏ผใใ ใใ ใ ใฆใฏใฃใฆ ใใฃใจ ใงใใ ใใฆใฏใฃใ ใใ๏ผ
Heโs been here since the morning and has been on the phone the whole time.
็ฐไธญ๏ผๆ่ฟๅฟใใใใงใใใญใใ
๏ผใใใใ ใใใใใใ ใงใ ใ ใญใใ๏ผ
He seems busy lately, doesnโt he?
ๆฉๆฌ๏ผใพใใใใฎไบบใฏๅคงไธๅคซใใใตใใๆใฏใตใใใฏใใใ็ฌ
๏ผใพใ ใใฎ ใฒใจ ใฏ ใ ใใใใใถ ใใใใผใ ใจใ ใฏ ใใผใ ใฏใ ใใ๏ผ
Well, heโll be fine. He slacks off when he wants to, soโฆ (laughs)
็ฐไธญ๏ผใใใใซ็ฌใใใฎๅๅฏใฆใฏใใพใใใใใญ็ฌ
๏ผใใใใซ ใใฎ ใพใ ใญใฆ ใฏใใพใใ ใใ ใญ๏ผ
True. He was even napping the other day. (laughs)