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 standard Japanese "~nai n da" (it's that... not...) changes to "~neen da" or "~nen da" in informal conversation, using examples from other words (e.g., urusai → urusee, sugoi → sugee).

    - Details the corresponding Kansai-ben expressions: "~nain ya" and the more polite Kyo-kotoba (Kyoto dialect) derived "~arehen nen."
   
- **Expressions for Permission/Tolerance "~te mo kamawanai" and Kansai-ben "~te mo kamehen / ~te mo kamahen":**

    - Explains that the standard Japanese "~te mo kamawanai / ~te mo ii" (it's okay if you..., I don't mind if you...) corresponds to "~te mo kamahen" in Kansai-ben, which is often further transformed through vowel change to "~te mo kamehen" in Osaka-ben.

**Chapters**
00:00 - オープニング (Opening)
00:08 - エピソード紹介 (Episode Introduction)
00:44 - 今回の漫画：ドラゴン桜 (This Time's Manga: Dragon Zakura)
01:14 - ショート動画の案内 (Short Video Information)
01:28 - 標準語と関西弁の比較準備 (Prep: Standard vs Kansai Comparison)
01:46 - セリフ比較：標準語 vs 関西弁 (Dialogue Comparison: Standard vs Kansai)
03:16 - レッスンパート2：文頭・文中の表現 (Lesson Part 2: Start/Mid-Sentence Expressions)
03:46 - 表現1：「だから」対「せやから・そやから」 (Expression 1: Dakara vs Seyakara/Soyakara)
05:28 - 脱線：「だから」「そうですか」の語源 (Digression: Origin of Dakara / Sou desu ka)
07:46 - 「せやから」と「そやから」の地域差 (Regional Differences: Seyakara vs Soyakara)
08:48 - 大阪弁の母音変化 (Vowel Changes in Osaka-ben)
11:13 - 例文１：「だから」対「せやから」 (Example Sentences 1: Dakara vs Seyakara)
12:41 - 例文２：「だから」対「そやから」 (Example Sentence 2: Dakara vs Soyakara)
14:02 - 京都は千年以上日本の京都 (Kyoto had been the capital of Japan for more than 1000 yrs)
15:22 - 応用問題：「だって」の場合 (Practice Questions: When using 'Datte')
18:14 - 例文＆練習問題：「そやかて〜し・せやかて〜し」 (Example Sentences & Advanced Quiz : Soyakateshi / Seyakateshi)
21:58 - 「せわしない」について (About 'sewashinai' that means 'looks busy')
26:38 - 表現2：「ねぇんだ・ねんだ」対「ないんや・あれへんねん」 (Expression 2: Neenda/Nenda vs Nainya/Arehennen)
29:06 - 連母音融合について (About Consecutive Vowel Fusion)
38:46 - 訂正とお詫び (Correction and Apology)
39:45 - 語尾の「よ」「やで」「ねん」 (Sentence Endings: Yo, Yade, Nen)
41:42 - 「あらへん」と「あれへん」の地域差 (Regional Differences: Arahen vs Arehen)
47:58 - 例文：「あれへん・あらへん」 (Example Sentence: Arehen / Arahen)
52:34 - 表現3：「ても構わない」対「てもかめへん・かまへん」 (Expression 3: Temo Kamawanai vs Temo Kamehen/Kamahen)
55:06 - 「いぬ・いんで」の意味 (Meaning of 'Inu/Inde')
55:46 - 「てもかまわへん・かまへん」の構造 (Structure of Temo Kamawahen/Kamahen)
58:28 - 言い訳表現の練習：「てもかめへん・かまへん」 (Excuse Expression Practice: Temo Kamehen/Kamahen)
01:03:20 - エンディング (Ending)

Short Video Link: 
[[https://youtube.com/shorts/eRoUPSVb2x8?feature=share]

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Manga Information
This video includes a clip from the manga "Dragon Zakura・ドラゴン桜"
著者：三田紀房　　発行者：株式会社コルク・講談社.
[Amazon Japan Paper Comic] [https://amzn.asia/d/4bZb4My]
[Amazon Japan Kindle Edition] [https://amzn.asia/d/4RMqUyx]
[Amazon US Paper Comic] [https://a.co/d/1RuThem]

BGM Credit: TOKYO STEPS TRIO
Electric Guitar: Hiro Okazaki
Bass: Chihiro Watanabe
Drums: Teppei Yanagihara

Character Design: Deepika B (deepika_dezainaa・instagram)

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