Ebook Colloquial Kansai Japanese The Dialects and Culture of the Kansai Region A Japanese Phrasebook and Language Guide Tuttle Language Library D C Palter Kaoru Slotsve Books

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Product details Series Tuttle Language Library Paperback 176 pages Publisher Tuttle Publishing; Bilingual edition (February 15, 2006) Language English ISBN-10 0804837236

Colloquial Kansai Japanese The Dialects and Culture of the Kansai Region A Japanese Phrasebook and Language Guide Tuttle Language Library D C Palter Kaoru Slotsve Books Reviews

• Great textbook!
  There needs to be more of these textbooks for all languages focusing on a regional dialogs.
  
  When I lived in Japan, not only did this help me understand lots of comedy on TV (comedians tend to use kansai-ben),
  but also using this book allowed me to speak enough kansai-ben to at least make it looked like I had lived down south.
  
  Since the intonation of the dialect is so different from standard Japanese, if there was a CD to go with the text, it would be perfect.
• No Academic Japanese here, only real world language from the Kansai region. I have forgotten so much since I lived in Osaka, that I am actually using it to study before I move back 38 years later.
  
  Easier than any academic book I have ever read and 100 times more pratical.
• If you study Japanese and haven't come across Kansai-ben speaking people, then I would suggest reading this. This book is very well put together and well written, though there are a few typos. I wouldn't recommend this book to people who haven't studied Japanese before. If you are new to the Japanese language, purchase this book later, after you've learned Hyojungo.
• Maybe I expected too much from a book that was only ~$10 but it wasn't very clear on several very important topics in the book and too often resorted straight to simple conversations. Although this was a downfall, overall the book was a very enjoyable read, and was fairly informative. I hate the fact that it uses romanization, but since it always had the hiragana/kanji right below it, I will not complain too much ) overall a good book for intermediate Japanese students that want a very basic guide to speaking (and understanding) one of the more colorful dialects of Japan.
• I am still reading this but it has been fun and enjoyable.
• I'm a college student about to study abroad in the Kansai area and I was looking for a book that would help me to better understand the local dialect. This book is very well laid out and clearly explains the differences between standard Japanese and Kansai dialect and how to use them. There are plenty of examples that help the reader along the way.
• really good book for kansai ben. explanations are detailed.
• One of the simplest (and only) books on the Kansai dialect. I would highly recommend it for anyone who has even a passing interest in learning it - you'll see it on television in Japan, hear it all over, and it's something you'll need to know if you plan on living in any of the areas where it's spoken. It's very well done!