Yayoi のSmile　日本語ジャーナル（Japanese Journal）

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Hakata Ben: Primer in Colloquial Japanese

Yayoi ?Smile????????? - ?Yayoi's Smile: a Japanese Journal? ????Hakata Ben (Hakata Dialect) - lesson #1 Hakata ben lesson #1 *Even in regional dialects such as Hakataben (???) found in Fukuoka's Hakata region in northern Kysushu Japan, a distinction can be made between the polite form ???, and the more plain form ???.
??????????????What's up? Or How's it going. Or Wazzup~! ????????????? ?????
(What are you doing?) ????????????Anata wa nani o shitemasu ka?
?????????????or ???????????Nan shyoto? or Nanba shyo to? The hyphen indicates an unusually long "o". So make sure and emphasize its extra length when speaking . ??
???(Polite language)?????????? Nan shya- to desu ka? Again the hyphen indicates a long "a" in this case.
(What did you do last night?) ??????????????????Anata wa kino no yoru, nani o shite imashita ka?
????????????????????????or???O.K.?? Hakata ben : Anta, Kino no yoru, nani of shyotta to? (Men or Woman use OK. ) The two t's in shyotta or the dialectical form of the verb for suru should be emphasized. It is indicated in the Japanese by the lower case tsu.
???(Polite language)??????????????????????Hakata ben : Ahta, Kino no yoru nan shiyonshyata to desu ka?
(I studied Japanese. )??????????????? Nihongo no benkyo o shite imashita.
????????????????????? Hakata Ben : Nihongo no bekyo shiyottattai. (Men)
?????????????????????? Hakata Ben : Nihongo no benkyo shiyotatoyo. (Female)
(What's new? Or Whats up ?)????????????????????? Nan (or nani) ka kawatta koto wa atta no? Choushi wa dou? Literally - Are you in tune?
??????????????????? Hakata Ben : Dogen shitotta to? Dogenfu?
???(Polite language):??????????????????? Hakata Ben : Dogenfu ni shitonshatta to desu ka - This particular phrase is extreme example of the evolution of the Hakata regional dialect. This Journal provided for your efforts towards better Japanese
Yayoi's Smile, a Japanese Journal and study in the Japanese regional dialect of Hakata.
By Yayoi McCluskey ©1992 Jappermon Intl. Fukuoka City, Japan

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