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【manga suki Osaka-ben】Episode 03 ”Ranking of Kings・王様ランキング”・Part 2 of 3
#15
Last Thursday at 4:55 PM

 
Hey there! Wanna dive into the fun world of Osaka-ben? "Manga Suki Osaka-ben" takes your favorite manga and flips the speech bubbles into awesome Osaka dialect! Catch our bite-sized videos on various social media and YouTube Shorts. Plus, we've got full breakdowns on YouTube and our podcast. Let's make language learning super fun!

Chapters:
0:00 Opening & Series Introduction・オープニング&シリーズ紹介
0:10 Introducing the original manga title (Ranking of Kings) 原作の紹介(王様ランキング)
0:55 Conversation Comparison (Standard Japanese vs Kansai-ben) 吹き出し会話の比較(標準語と関西弁)
2:07 Sound changes in Osaka/Kansai-ben 大阪弁・関西弁の「音便変化」について
2:32 What is sound change? 音便変化とは?
3:14 Four types of sound changes 4種類の音便変化
7:02 Origin of I-adjective endings イ形容詞とイ音便・イ形容詞の語尾の由来
9:02 Adverbialization of u-sound change and I-adjectives 関西弁・イ形容詞の副詞化とウ音便
11:39 Sound changes in Japanese and Te/Ta forms 日本語の中の音便変化・動詞のテ形・タ形
16:00 Nasal sound change in Te-form (ni...


【manga suki Osaka-ben】Episode 03 ”Ranking of Kings・王様ランキング”・Part 1 of 3
#14
05/01/2025

 Hey there! Wanna dive into the fun world of Osaka-ben? "Manga Suki Osaka-ben" takes your favorite manga and flips the speech bubbles into awesome Osaka dialect! Catch our bite-sized videos on various social media and YouTube Shorts. Plus, we've got full breakdowns on YouTube and our podcast. Let's make language learning super fun!

Chapters:
0:00 Opening & Series Introduction
0:55 Theme Introduction (Ranking of Kings)
1:41 Conversation Comparison (Standard Japanese vs Kansai-ben)
2:57 Lesson 1: Verb Negative Form "nai-form"
3:40 Verb Conjugation: Review (Consecutive Vowel Fusion)
4:32 Comparison: "Mikakenee kao dana" vs "Mikaken kao yanaa"
6:45 Group 1 Verbs A: N...


[manga suki Osaka-ben】Episode 02 ”Dragon Zakura・ドラゴン桜”・Part3 of 3
#13
04/24/2025

 
Manga Suki Osaka-ben: Episode 3 Part 3 Summary

Kansai-ben Adjective-to-Adverb Conversion: I-Adjective Patterns Na-Adjective Rule: Same as Standard Japanese.Pattern 1 (A-dan Vowel Sound + i → O-dan Vowel Sound + u)Pattern 2 (I-dan Vowel Sound + i → Contracted Sound [Yōon] + u) Pattern 3 (Other Vowel Sounds + i → u) Exception: Adverb Conversion of "ii" (yoi - good) The Hack (Urawaza): Dropping the final "i" Unique Kansai-ben Expression #1: "Ketsu Waru"Unique Kansai-ben Expression #2: "Inu" 


Chapters

00:00 オープニング (Opening)

00:06 挨拶とシリーズ紹介 (Greetings & Series Introduction)

00:42 セリフ比較:標準語 vs 関西弁 (Dialogue Comparison: Standard vs Kansai-ben)

03:04 本日のテーマ:形容詞の副詞化(Today's Topic: Converting Adjectives to Adverbs)

04:46 い形容詞の復習 (Review of i-adj.)

10:45 パターン1(あ段の音 + い → お段の音 + う)(Pattern 1 [A-dan Vowel Sound + i → O-dan Vowel Sound...


[manga suki Osaka-ben】Episode 02 ”Dragon Zakura・ドラゴン桜”・Part 2 of 3
#12
04/17/2025

This Podcast continues the series exploring Osaka-ben and Kansai-ben (Osaka and Kansai dialects) through manga dialogue. This episode focuses on the popular manga "Dragon Zakura," comparing standard Japanese lines with their Kansai-ben counterparts and explaining the following main grammar and expression points:

- **Kansai-ben "Seyakara / Soyakara" corresponding to "Dakara":**
 
    - Also introduces the related expression "soyaka-te / seyaka-te" used for making excuses, corresponding to "datte" (but, because).
- **Negative Emphasis Expressions "~neenda / ~nenda" and Kansai-ben "~nain ya / ~arehen nen":**

    - Explains the phenomenon of "consecutive vowel fusion/coalescence" (renboin yūgō) where the standar...


【manga suki Osaka-ben】Episode 02 ”Dragon Zakura・ドラゴン桜”・Part 1 of 3
#11
04/10/2025

Hey there! Wanna dive into the fun world of Osaka-ben? "Manga Suki Osaka-ben" takes your favorite manga and flips the speech bubbles into awesome Osaka dialect! Catch our bite-sized videos on various social media and YouTube Shorts. Plus, we've got full breakdowns on YouTube and our podcast. Let's make language learning super fun!

0:00 Opening
01:48 manga title bubble dialogue
04:20 contents 1 / Sentence-Ending Expressions vs Ending Particles
06:45 Ending Particles “ね", "よ", and "だ” in Osaka-Kansai Dialect
26:07 Other Common Sentence-Ending Expressions
46:22 Ending

あらすじ
東大合格請負漫画!! 弁護士・桜木による落ちこぼれ高校の再建計画、その内容は東大合格者100人!! 今の状況では力関係は上だ。だから俺がルールを作る。勝ちたかったら、俺より頭良くなるしかねんだよ。

Synopsis
"This manga's your go-to for getting into Todai (Tokyo University)! It's all about this lawyer, Sakuragi, and his crazy plan to rebuild this struggling high school by getting 100 students into Todai! Right now, he's totally calling the shots. So, if you wanna win, you got...


【manga suki Osaka-ben】Episode 01 "My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999・山田くんとLv999の恋をする"・Part 2
#10
04/03/2025

Hey there! Wanna dive into the fun world of Osaka-ben? "Manga Suki Osaka-ben" takes your favorite manga and flips the speech bubbles into awesome Osaka dialect! Catch our bite-sized videos on various social media and YouTube Shorts. Plus, we've got full breakdowns on YouTube and our podcast. Let's make language learning super fun!

0:00 Opening

2:07 Episode's Contents 1 - "te-form+n nen"・"〜てんねん/〜ten nen", "〜でんねん/〜den nen"

11:59 Episode's Contents 1 Exercise drills

18:21 Episode's Contents 2 - "〜かて・~kate" 

33:09 Episode's Contents 2  Exercise drills

36:02 Ending

Manga Information "My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999・山田くんとLv999の恋をする" ましろ・KADOKAWA...


manga suki Osaka-ben, Episode 1 - Part 1, "My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999・山田くんとLv999の恋をする"
#9
03/28/2025

 
Hey there! Wanna dive into the fun world of Osaka-ben? "Manga Suki Osaka-ben" takes your favorite manga and flips the speech bubbles into awesome Osaka dialect! Catch our bite-sized videos on various social media and YouTube Shorts. Plus, we've got full breakdowns on YouTube and our podcast. Let's make language learning super fun!
 
0:00 Opening
5:41 Osaka-ben vs. Kansai-ben
9:47 Episode's Bubble Dialogue
11:35 Episode's Contents 1 "〜やん・~yan"
23:34 Episode's Contents 2 "いてる - おる・iteru - oru (existence, presence)"
37:10 Ending

This video includes a clip from the manga "My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999・山田くんとLv999の恋をする" by Mashiro・ましろ, published by KADOKAWA. © Mashir...


台風とハリケーン / Typhoon & Hurricane
#8
09/30/2021

What are the differences between a typhoon and a hurricane? Is it only the location? Here, Junji will discuss what he has learned about differences between the two similar natural phenomenons. Also, we will discuss our experiences with natural disasters in both America and Japan. For those living in, or planning to live in Japan, this is a must listen!


7 ways living in Japan changed me
#7
09/30/2021

Teppei was raised in America. Living in Japan was a totally new experience, even though he is Japanese-American. Here, Teppei will explain 7 different ways his life has changed living in Japan. **7 Ways Living in Japan Changed Me** 1. My American-ego went down. 2. I’m more minimalistic and efficient. 3. I now realize the American health system is too expensive. 4. I now know what “humidity” is 5. I’m now a trash expert. 6. I learned good posture. 7. I’m now used to earthquakes.


Prepositions(前置詞)の「in」と「on」
#6
09/30/2021

An episode about English phrases that are difficult for Japanese students to grasp. "in" and "on" are two words which native English speakers never get confused when to use. However, it is difficult for Japanese students to use them at the appropriate times. Is it "stay in line" or "stay on line?" In time or on time? How about combinations of "on + to" and "in+to?" If you are an English speaker, how would you explain this to English learners?


日本語の挨拶、どう説明する? part 2
#5
09/30/2021

This is a continuation from the previous episode about explaining basic greetings. Today we'll be focusing on Japanese greetings "at the workplace," such as: お先に失礼します お疲れ様です ご苦労様です いつもお世話になっております。 先日はたいへんお世話になりました。 お邪魔します(sorry to disturb you) 失礼します。 お手数をおかけしますが、


日本語の挨拶、どう説明する? part 1
#4
08/20/2021

How would you translate Japanese Greetings into English? In this episode, we will discuss our take on how to say basic greetings in English. よろしくおねがいします。 お元気ですか おかげさまで ごきげんいかがですか。 おはようございます。 こんにちは、こんばんは


使い方がはっきりわからない英語表現・Confusing English Expressions / "(A) followed by (B), "still", and "after all"
#3
07/17/2021

music by: Tokyo Steps Trio (Hiro Okazaki (gt), Chihiro Watanabe (Ba), Teppei Yanagihara (Dr))


日本語学習者が言いづらい言葉・Japanese words and phrases that Japanese language learners have difficulties to pronounce.
#1
06/24/2021

Here is the audio script for episode 1:


https://docs.google.com/document/d/1y05j5ZHF3UY6oIm-pCH8COqMsdQ1ES1lIV3VM80RNBc/edit?usp=sharing

music by: Tokyo Steps Trio (Hiro Okazaki (gt), Chihiro Watanabe (Ba), Teppei Yanagihara (Dr))


東京とNYCを比べてみた/Comparing environments of NYC and TOKYO
#2
06/24/2021

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y7MfXynr3T5EUB_S_0mEskt1drzk73WUPELbLStzOlI/edit?usp=sharing

music by: Tokyo Steps Trio (Hiro Okazaki (gt), Chihiro Watanabe (Ba), Teppei Yanagihara (Dr))