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YoshidaYui

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9. ONLY if you plan on living there

Reply to Wednesdays (Reply #7)

Sun Feb 22, 2026, 03:23 AM

Feb 22

consider it like this , you are for example from New York City and you meet someone from Alabama. You know they speak english but its the way they say things , things you might not know or recognize .. The same happens when a person from TOKYO travels to Osaka .. there are differences and regional phrases spoken a little differently. If you studied in Tokyo and moved to Osaka you would learn the differences right away.

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In China. How many languages do you speak? [View all] YoshidaYui Feb 21 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author LoisB Feb 21 #1

YES YoshidaYui Feb 21 #3

Thank you. LoisB Feb 21 #5

So, since I'm studying Japanese, Wednesdays Feb 22 #7

ONLY if you plan on living there YoshidaYui Feb 22 #9

Okay, thanks! Wednesdays Feb 22 #11

GANBATTE KUDASAI YoshidaYui Feb 22 #12

I've only seen dialect as "ben," as in Osaka-ben, Kyoto-ben. betsuni Feb 22 #10

Too many people in the U.S.A. know very little about the rest of the world. hunter Feb 21 #2

I totally agree YoshidaYui Feb 21 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author LoisB Feb 22 #6

AS THEY SAY... YoshidaYui Feb 22 #8

TY. That was interesting, and fun. electric_blue68 Feb 22 #13