It was created by Go! Go! Nihon in partnership with Communica Institute a Japanese Language School based in Kobe in the Kansai region to help students to learn all about the Kansai dialect and how to use it!
The 7-day course costs 13,781 yen and you have access to the material for 90 days.
Kansai-ben is the regional dialect spoken in the Kansai area, this course teaches you the main points about the dialect and the differences from the Japanese used in the rest of Japan!
We have lessons using animation, text files and more to help you learn easily. For some lessons you could be shown a conversation video, other times it might be a quiz, we show you the best materials to help you understand new topics quickly. There are also opportunities for you to create your own videos to share with us so we can check your understanding and progress. We also have a community where you can engage with other students on the same journey as you, ask questions, compare notes and even engage with the course leaders.
The course was designed for students who would like to learn how to speak using the Kansai dialect and was created for those already have at least a beginner level of understanding, roughly equivalent to JLPT N5, to best explain the main differences. If you haven't reached JLPT N5 yet, why not take the Akamonkai 12-week Online beginner course, designed to get you to JLPT N5 level. You can find it in the All Courses section below.
Although you will be able to interact with teachers, Go! Go! Nihon staff and other students through the community, you will not have live classes. The lessons are pre-recorded and created to help you learn as quickly as possible using our online platform but allows you to complete lessons at your own pace.
You can start at any time and you can study at your own pace as you have access to the material for 3 months after you join but the course was designed as a week-long crash course so we recommend trying to do a days material each weekday!
You will get a certificate from the school when you complete the course, but you need to complete 100% of all of the course lessons in order to receive it.
See the course curriculum below:
Course introduction
FREE PREVIEWReasons to learn the Kansai dialect
FREE PREVIEWHow to use this course
FREE PREVIEWCourse Overview
FREE PREVIEWJoin the Student Community!
We'd like to know a few things about you, before you begin...
Introduce yourself on Flip!
Day 1 - Introduction
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 - Benefits of Learning Kansai-ben
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 - History of Kansai-ben
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 - Geography
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 - Comparison (Standard Japanese and Kansai-ben)
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 - Features of Kansai-ben
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 - Summary
FREE PREVIEWDay 1 - Quiz
FREE PREVIEWDay 2 - Introduction
Day 2 - Skit (Shopping)
Day 2 - Skit (Practice)
Day 2 - Lesson (Vocabulary and Phrases)
Day 2 - Repeat
Day 2 - Practice
Day 2 - Summary
Day 2 - Quiz
Day 3 - Introduction
Day 3 - Skit (Weekend Plans)
Day 3 - Skit (Practice)
Day 3 - Lesson 1 (Sentence Endings)
Day 3 - Lesson 2 (Verb Conjugation)
Day 3 - Lesson 3 (Ta-form Verbs)
Day 3 - Repeat
Day 3 - Practice
Day 3 - Summary
Day 3 - Show us!
Day 3 - Quiz
Day 4 - Introduction
Day 4 - Skit (Weekend Plans)
Day 4 - Skit (Practice)
Day 4 - Lesson ("I" Adjectives)
Day 4 - Lesson ("Na" Adjectives and Nouns)
Day 4 - Repeat
Day 4 - Practice
Day 4 - Summary
Day 4 - Show us!
Day 4 - Quiz
Day 5 - Introduction
Day 5 - Skit (Hospital)
Day 5 - Skit (Practice)
Day 5 - Lesson (Vocabulary and Phrases: Two-Syllable Words)
Day 5 - Repeat
Day 5 - Practice
Day 5 - Summary
Day 5 - Quiz
