really; truly
Word type:
Standard:
ほんとう
Standard kanji:
本当
Example:
A: あんた、どこ行ってたんや。
B: 吉田んとこで勉強してたんや。
A: ほんまかいな。
B: ほんまやほんま。明日、テストあんねん。
A: Where were you?
B: I was studying at Yoshida's.
A: C'mon, really?
B: Really. I have a test tomorrow.
really; truly
A: あんた、どこ行ってたんや。
B: 吉田んとこで勉強してたんや。
A: ほんまかいな。
B: ほんまやほんま。明日、テストあんねん。
A: Where were you?
B: I was studying at Yoshida's.
A: C'mon, really?
B: Really. I have a test tomorrow.
Commentary:
A very common word in Kansai--pretty much the word to symbolize Kansai-ben.
ほんま can be used as a back-channel? (aizuchi).