At a station, A uses Kansai-associated speech and B speaks standard Japanese. Read the original scripted exchange, then listen if audio is available.
The idea
In A’s まだ出てへん, へん marks a negative: the train has not left yet. あかん means that waiting there is not allowed. B’s standard replies and the station setting help establish the meaning.
Read the text
駅での会話(オリジナルの学習用会話。Aは関西の話し方、Bは共通語)。
A:「電車、まだ出てへんよ。」 B:「そうですか。ここで待ってもいいですか。」 A:「そこはあかん。駅の中で待とう。」 B:「わかりました。次の電車は十分後ですね。」
Examples
- 今日は駅で友達を待ちます。Today I will wait for a friend at the station.
- 電車はもう出ましたか。Has the train already left?
- いいえ、まだ出ていません。No, it has not left yet.
- 次の電車は十分後です。The next train is in ten minutes.
- ここで待ってもいいですか。May I wait here?
- はい、ここで待ちましょう。Yes, let us wait here.
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Watch out
Kansai speech varies by person and place; neither form identifies every speaker. Do not assume あかん always means a formal prohibition.
Try it yourself
「まだ出てへん」の共通語は?(まだ出ていません/もう出ました)
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まだ出ていません
まだ出ていません: へん makes 出る negative, and まだ means the train has not left yet.
「あかん」の共通語は?(いけません/いいです)
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いけません
いけません: in this context あかん rules out waiting there, rather than giving permission.
二人はどこで待ちますか。(駅/店)
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駅
駅: A proposes waiting inside the station; B agrees.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Japanese sentences where available. We keep your score.
「まだ出てへん」の共通語は?(まだ出ていません/もう出ました)
「あかん」の共通語は?(いけません/いいです)
二人はどこで待ちますか。(駅/店)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Trace what has not happened and where the pair will wait; compare A’s wording with the standard examples.

