🇯🇵 Osaka
Japanese slang from Osaka · 86 phrases
- めっちゃsuper, so
- ほんまreally, true
- なんでやねんoh come on!, why on earth?!
- あかんno good, not allowed, no way
- おおきにthanks
- しんどいexhausting, tough
- ちゃうno, that's not it
- せやなyeah, true
- 知らんけど…but what do I know
- なんぼhow much?
- まけてknock a bit off (the price)
- わからへんI don't get it
- ええやんnice!, that's great
- あほdummy, idiot
- ツッコむto call out a silly line (the comeback)
- ほなright then, see ya
- まいどhi!, thanks as always (shop talk)
- 好きやねんI really love it / I love you
- おもろいfunny
- しばくto whack (as a joking threat)
- ぎょうさんloads, lots
- 〜はる(a warm, polite verb ending)
- なおすto put away
- 自分you
- かまへんno problem, it's fine
- いらちan impatient person
- おかんmom
- おとんdad
- めばちこa stye (on your eyelid)
- 粉もんflour-based food (takoyaki, okonomiyaki)
- ほんでand then?, so
- えらいreally, awfully
- しゃあないoh well, can't be helped
- せやろright?!, told you
- おごったるI'll treat ya
- ほかすto throw away
- ちゃうねんno wait, it's not like that
- ぼちぼちso-so, getting by
- たこパa takoyaki party
- マクドMcDonald's
- しょーもないlame, pointless
- 虎党a Hanshin Tigers fan
- アレ'that thing' = the championship
- よう言わんわI'm speechless
- あめちゃんa candy
- どないしたんwhat's wrong?
- ちょけるto goof around
- ごっつmega, seriously
- もうかりまっか"making any money?" (classic Osaka hello)
- ぼちぼちでんなso-so, getting by (the reply)
- ほなまたsee you then (Kansai)
- おはようさんmorning! (warm Kansai)
- おこしやすwelcome (Kyoto)
- おつかれさんgood work today (Kansai, warm)
- 安うしといてgive me a discount (haggling, Kansai)
- 値切るto haggle
- しぶちんstingy, a tightwad (Kansai)
- 銭money, dosh (old-fashioned, Kansai)
- 得したI got a bargain! (lit. "I profited")
- ドアホtotal idiot (strong Kansai "aho")
- せなあかんhave to, must (Kansai)
- はよせえhurry up! (Kansai)
- あきんどa merchant (the Osaka trading spirit)
- こき使うto work someone to the bone
- よう働くworks so hard (Kansai praise)
- まかないstaff meal (at a restaurant)
- 付き合うてるgoing out (as a couple, Kansai)
- 惚れてまうやろ"I’m gonna fall for you!" (a famous Kansai joke line)
- ええ男・ええ女a good-looking guy / girl (Kansai)
- ツレa buddy; or a partner (Kansai)
- うちの人my husband ("the one at my house")
- フラれてんI got dumped (Kansai)
- チューa kiss, a smooch
- 浮気cheating (on a partner)
- くいだおれeating yourself to ruin (Osaka’s food motto)
- 二度づけ禁止no double-dipping (the kushikatsu rule)
- 豚まんsteamed pork bun (Osaka’s word)
- 冷コーiced coffee (old Osaka café word)
- 飲みに行こかshall we go for a drink? (Kansai)
- ミナミMinami, Osaka’s nightlife south
- 道頓堀Dōtonbori, Osaka’s neon canal street
- ひっかけ橋"pick-up bridge" (Ebisubashi, Osaka)
- お笑いcomedy (Osaka’s great passion)
- 吉本Yoshimoto, the comedy empire (and its theatre)
- ノリツッコミplaying along with a joke, then calling it out
- アホほど飲んだdrank like crazy (lit. "drank like an idiot")
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