Updated Date: 2019-03-16
Assuming scene 1 to scene 3 listed below, we speak in local dialects.
Let's listen to the difference in "greeting words" in various parts of the prefecture.
Click the area name to play the audio
- Prefecture Kita (Ninohe city)
- Central prefecture (Morioka City)
- Prefecture south (Oshu city)
- Coast (Miyako City)
- Kesen (Ofunato City)
Scene 1: At home in the morning
- wife
- Good morning.
- husband
- Good morning
Scene 2: Meet an older woman who knows her face on the roadside
- male
- Hello, It is a good weather today.
- Senior women
- It is a really good weather. If it says so, it seems that my daughter passed high school, congratulations.
- male
- Thank you very much.
- Senior women
- Well then, goodbye.
- male
- goodbye.
Scene 3: Visit the store of the business partner
- salesman
- Excuse me.
- mistress
- Please come and visit us.
- salesman
- excuse me for disturbing you.
- mistress
- We are silent, how are you?
- salesman
- This is nothing to do. Thank you very much for receiving something good the other day.
- mistress
- You are welcome. By the way, today?
- salesman
- In fact, I apologize today.
- mistress
- Well what?
- salesman
- In fact, the item you ordered the other day is not likely to meet the delivery date, I am very sorry.