Tsugaru Dialect(Tsugaru-Ben)
The Tsugaru dialect is a dialect spoken in Tsugaru area, Aomori Prefecture. Of course Hirosaki people speak Tsugaru dialect too. Tsugaru area has a brutal winter so that people try to speak the words shorter. It’s hard to catch words in the Tsugaru dialect because it has broad accent and the words totally different. So that non Tsugaru dialect speakers say that it sounds like other foreign language.
single word
| Tsugaru-Ben | Standard Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Unda-Unda | Un Un | A Hun |
| Mee | Oishii | delicious |
| Na | Anata | You |
| Wa | Watashi | I |
| Ka | Dozo | Please |
| Ke | 1.Kudasai 2.Tabenasai |
1.Please give me 2.Please eat |
simple dialogue
| Tsugaru-Ben | Standard Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Do Sa ? | Dokoni Ikimasuka? | Where are you going? |
| Yu Sa. | Ofuro(Sento)ni Ikimasu. | I’m going to go a public bath. |
| Kanino. | Gomennasai. Yurushite. | Sorry. Forgive me. |
| Waiha. Wai. | Ara. Otto. | Good grief! |
| Nanbo? | Ikura Desuka? | How much is it? |
| Magede! | Yasukushite! | Could you give me a discount? |
| Tange Mee! | Totemo Oishiidesu. | This is very delicious(good). |
express feeling
| Tsugaru-Ben | Standard Japanese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Megoi・Menkoi | Kawaii | pretty, quite |
| Azumashii | Kimochigaii | *comfortable *feel good |
| Udade | 1.Taihenda 2.Sugoi | 1. hard(difficult/tough). 2. amazing |
| Omohe | Omoshiroi | funny/interesting |
| Sashine | Urusai | Noisy, annoying |
| Meguse | Hazukashii | embarrassing |
| Kimageru | Haragatatsu | Feel angry/disgusted |
| Taigi | Mendokusai | too much trouble |
| Nugui | Atatakai | warm |
| Maine | Dame | *No good.*It’s over. |
| Joppari | Ijippari | Obstinate, Stubborn |
