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大阪の方言は聞き取り難い。

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大阪 方言 聞き取り 難い

English Translation

It's hard to catch words in the Osakan dialect.

Furigana

大阪(おおさか)方言(ほうげん)(きと)()(がた)い。

Romanji

Ōsaka no hōgen wa kikitori gatai.

Words

大阪 (おおさか、おおざか)
Osaka; large hill
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
方言 (ほうげん)
dialect
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
聞き取る (ききとる)
to catch (a person's words); to make out; to follow; to understand
難い (かたい)
difficult; hard

Kanji

Readings: ダイ、 タイ、 おお-、 おお.きい、 -おお.いに
Meanings: large, big
Readings: ハン、 さか
Meanings: heights, slope
Readings: ホウ、 かた、 -かた、 -がた
Meanings: direction, person, alternative
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word
Readings: ブン、 モン、 き.く、 き.こえる
Meanings: hear, ask, listen
Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect