銭
zeni
🇯🇵 Japanese slang from Osaka
What does “銭” mean?
money, dosh (old-fashioned, Kansai)
Example
“銭がないと何もできへん。”
zeni ga nai to nani mo dekihen.
Without dosh you can't do anything.
Good to know
An old coin; Osaka merchants still say it.
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: お金
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- なんぼhow much?
- まけてknock a bit off (the price)
- おごったるI'll treat ya
- ぼちぼちso-so, getting by
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- 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)
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