Kansaibenkyou.net - Descriptive nouns

ここんとこ

Yukawa Keiko — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:33:18 +0000

recently; these days

Word type:

Descriptive nouns

Standard:

さいきん

Standard kanji:

Example:

ここんとこ、ようひえまんなあ。
It's been really cold recently.

Commentary:

This word derives from ここのところ.

あんまし

Yukawa Keiko — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:04:48 +0000

not very; too much

Word type:

Descriptive nouns

Standard:

あんまり

Example:

その映画、あんましおもんなかったわ。
That movie wasn't that interesting.

Commentary:

Some people say あんま instead of あんまし.

あんま

Yukawa Keiko — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:03:41 +0000

not very; too much

Word type:

Descriptive nouns

Standard:

あんまり

Example:

その映画、あんまおもんなかったわ。
That movie wasn't that interesting.

Commentary:

Some people say あんまし instead of あんま.

ほんま

Yukawa Keiko — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 06:08:32 +0000

really; truly

Word type:

Descriptive nouns

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.

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).

てんこもり

Yukawa Keiko — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:28:56 +0000

mountain-like heap of something; large pile

Word type:

Descriptive nouns

Kanji:

てんこ盛り

Standard:

やまもり

Standard kanji:

山盛り

Example:

ごはんてんこもりにしてや。
Make that a super-size rice, please.