Japanese expression ~11~ Kansai ben

  Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto are famous cities in Japan.
Do you know there are differences in each region about languages?
First of all, the accent of each region is different.
And there are many words that are not used in other regions.
  The language in Tokyo is recognized as the standard language.
The broadcasters on TV speak the standard language.
The language which is spoken in west region, such as Osaka
and Kyoto is called "Kansai ben" Kansai= west  ben= dialect
And there also are differences between Kyoto and Osaka.
People in Kyoto and Osaka are proud of their languages.
For example the word "sensei" = teacher is pronounced like below

Kanto(Tokyo area)  sensei has the accent at the back.
But in Osaka and Kyoto, there is an accent at the former part.
And, what else...
Nande? = why?  (Tokyo)
Nande ya nenn? = why (Kansai Osaka)


There is a story.
A foreign people came to Osaka to study Japanese.
 She got shocked because people had not spoken like she
learned in her country.
The Kansaiben has a lot of differences from the standard language.
So, if you are the beginner in Japanese, you may not be able to
understand Kansaiben at first.