あかん
akan
🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Osaka
What does “あかん” mean?
no good, not allowed, no way
Example
“それ触ったらあかんで！”
sore sawattara akan de!
You can't touch that!
Good to know
もうあかん = 'I'm done, it's hopeless'.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
☕ Everyday
The textbook way to say it: だめ
Heard in a conversation
Tigers won!
Kenta せやろ！ほんまに9回のあれ、しばいてやったな。
told you! honestly that hit in the 9th, he whacked it
Mao あかん、興奮して寝られない😂 明日しんどいわ。
no good, too hyped to sleep 😂 tomorrow's gonna be rough
Kenta しゃあない（笑）道頓堀行く？冗談やで、ちょけただけ。
can't be helped lol. going to Dōtonbori? kidding, just goofing around
🙅 How other countries say “no way / not happening”
More from Osaka
- めっちゃsuper, so
- ほんまreally, true
- ちゃうno, that's not it
- せやなyeah, true
- 知らんけど…but what do I know
- わからへんI don't get it
- ぎょうさんloads, lots
- 〜はる(a warm, polite verb ending)
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