Kansaibenkyou.net - Greetings

ごくろうさん

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:25:49 +0000

Thank you for... / You worked hard...

Word type:

Kanji:

ご苦労さん

Standard:

ごくろうさま

Standard kanji:

ご苦労様

Example:

毎日、暑いのに外で仕事してごくろうさんやなあ。
It's hot outside today, but you're working so hard outside...

Commentary:

In Kansai-ben the suffix^? さん is often used for greetings. For more information, see Suffix “さん” and “ちゃん”.

As with ごくろさま, this is usually only used for people below the speaker.

おはようさん

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:22:55 +0000

Good morning.

Word type:

Kanji:

お早うさん

Standard:

おはよう

Standard kanji:

お早う

Commentary:

In Kansai-ben, the suffix^? さん is often used for greetings. For more information, see Suffix “さん” and “ちゃん”.

よろしゅうおあがり

Yukawa Keiko — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:31:00 +0000

[set phrase in response to ごちょそうさまでした, literally something like "you ate well".]

Word type:

Greetings

Example:

A: ごちそうさまでした。
B: よろしゅうおあがり。

まいど

Yukawa Keiko — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:29:01 +0000

thank you (literally "every time")

Word type:

Greetings

Kanji:

毎度

Standard:

いつも

Standard kanji:

何時も

Example:

まいどおおきに。
Thank you as always.

Commentary:

A very common word in Kansai. It is usually used when the parties have repeated interaction.

さいなら

Yukawa Keiko — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:39:53 +0000

Good-bye.

Word type:

Greetings

Standard:

さようなら

Example:

ほな、さいなら。
Well then, good-bye.

おいでやす

Yukawa Keiko — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:24:39 +0000

welcome

Word type:

Greetings

Standard:

いらっしゃい

Example:

ようこそおいでやす。
Welcome, glad that you came in.

Commentary:

This is mostly used in Kyoto, and often in business settings (i.e., store).

Also see おこしやす.

おはようおかえり

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:09:33 +0000

come home early

Word type:

Greetings

Kanji:

お早うお帰り

Example:

A: いってきます。
B: おはようおかえり。

A: I'm leaving.
B: See you tonight.

Commentary:

This expression is a cultural set phrase for when someone is leaving and expected to return. It may be used as a replacement for, or in conjunction with, いってらしゃい.

おこしやす

Yukawa Keiko — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 22:02:37 +0000

welcome

Word type:

Greetings

Kanji:

お越しやす

Standard:

いらっしゃい

Example:

よう、おこしやす。

Commentary:

This is mostly used in Kyoto, and often in business settings (i.e., store).

Also see おいでやす.

もうかりまっか

Yukawa Keiko — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 06:32:09 +0000

How's business?
Are you making money?

Word type:

Greetings

Kanji:

儲かりまっか

Standard:

もうかっていますか

Standard kanji:

儲かっていますか

Example:

A: もうかりまっか。
B: ぼちぼちでんなあ。

A: How's business?
B: It's alright.

Commentary:

もうかりまっか is no longer in common usage. The above conversation would not likely be used in real life, but may be used as shorthand for Kansai.