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It’s a slow news week, so here’s the second part of our \u535a\u591a\u5f01\u8b1b\u5ea7 (hakataben kouza).
This time, we look at the word “\u3051\u3093” (ken).
This word is the Hakata-ben equivalent of the word \u304b\u3089 (kara) or \u306e\u3067 (node), meaning “so” or “therefore”. Of course, as it’s \u65b9\u8a00 (hougen, or regional dialect), it’s a lot less formal than “therefore”.
An example:
Standard Japanese: 5\u5e74\u3082\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3092\u3057\u3066\u3044\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3001\u96c7\u3063\u3066\u304f\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304b\uff1f
go-nen mo shigoto o shiteinai node, yatotte kuremasen ka?
I haven’t had a job in 5 years, so would you hire me?<\/p>\n
In Hakata ben, this becomes:
5\u5e74\u3082\u4ed5\u4e8b\u3057\u3066\u306a\u3044\u3051\u3093\u3001\u96c7\u3063\u3066\u304f\u308c\u3093\u3068\uff1f
Go-nen mo shigoto shite nai ken, yatotte kuren to?<\/p>\n
In this example, “\u306e\u3067” is simply replaced with “\u3051\u3093”.<\/p>\n
“\u3051\u3093” is also often used together with the verb “\u3060” (sometimes changed to “\u3084”), as “\u3060\u3051\u3093” or “\u3084\u3051\u3093”. This takes the place of the standard “\u3060\u304b\u3089” (dakara). “\u3084\u3051\u3093” is more informal than “\u3060\u3051\u3093”.<\/p>\n
Standard Japanese: \u30ba\u30dc\u30f3\u306f\u9ed2\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3089\u3001\u30b7\u30e3\u30c4\u306f\u3069\u306e\u8272\u3067\u3082\u5408\u3046\u3088\u3002
Zubon wa kuro desu kara, shatsu wa dono iro demo au yo.
It’s a black shirt, so any color of pants will match.<\/p>\n
In Hakata ben, this becomes:
\u30ba\u30dc\u30f3\u306f\u9ed2\u3084\u3051\u3093\u3001\u30b7\u30e3\u30c4\u306f\u3069\u306e\u8272\u3067\u3082\u5408\u3046\u3063\u305f\u3044\u3002
Zubon wa kuro yaken, shatsu wa dono iro demo au ttai.<\/p>\n
Finally, “\u3084\u3051\u3093” or “\u3060\u3051\u3093” can also be used to replace “\u3060\u304b\u3089” in it’s other meaning: when someone misunderstands you, and you want to sound exasperated when you correct them:<\/p>\n
\u30a8\u30a4\u3055\u3093\uff1a\u91d1\u66dc\u65e5\u304c30\u6b73\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u65e5\u3063\u305f\u3044\u3002
\u30d3\u30fc\u3055\u3093\uff1a\u3048\u3047\u3001\u3082\u304640\u6b73\u3068\uff1f
\u30a8\u30a4\u3055\u3093\uff1a\u3060\u3051\u309330\u6b73\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u308b\u3084\u308d\u3046\u304c\uff01<\/p>\n
A-san: Kinyoubi ga san-jussai no tanjoubi ttai.
B-san: Ee, mou yon-jussai to?
A-san: Daken san-jussai tte yutteru yarou ga!<\/p>\n
A: It’s my 30th birthday this Friday.
B: Wow, you’re 40 already?
A: I said 30, dumbass!<\/p>\n
Notice that there isn’t really a direct translation for the Japanese “\u3060\u3051\u3093” or “\u3060\u304b\u3089” in the last sentence – in English, it would most likely be conveyed just through tone of voice, or of course the word dumbass…<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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