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どないしたん

donai shita n

🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Osaka

What does “どないしたん” mean?

what's wrong?

Example

“どないしたん?元気ないやん”
donai shita n? genki nai yan
What's wrong? You seem down

Good to know

どない = どう (how).

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The textbook way to say it: どうしたの

Heard in a conversation

Takoyaki party, power cut

Hina ソウタ、どないしたん?たこパ始まってんで。
Sōta, what's wrong? The takoyaki party's already started.
Sōta あかん、停電や。たこ焼き器が動かへん。
No good, it's a power cut. The takoyaki maker won't work.

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