Vocabulary
Saga-ben contains lots of characteristic vocabulary. Examples are included (with standard Japanese, where applicable) in the following table:
| Saga-ben | Standard Japanese | English gloss |
|---|---|---|
| おばっちゃん | おば-ちゃん | granny |
| いわじいにゃ | 言わないのよ | I'm not saying |
| きんしゃ | 来る | Come |
| あばかん | / | Too small, and cannot be fit into |
| がばい | すごく | Terribly; extremely |
| ～ごた | のようだ | It's that way |
| うーか | 多い | Many |
| うすか | 怖い | Scary |
| くさい | だ！;だよ！ | (copula; affirmative particle) |
| しぎーのする | しびれる | Fall asleep (of a limb) |
| じゃーた | 出した | came out |
| すらごと | ぞらごと | Falsehood |
| とっとっと | 取っているの | taken/reserved (w/explanation particle) |
| ～とけ | なのに | despite~ |
| ふうけもん | バカ | idiot |
| みたんなか | みっともない | shameful; extremely |
| きゃーないた | 疲れた | tired |
| ぎゃーけした | 風邪をひった | caught a cold |
| ～やろー | 〜なんでしょう;〜だろ | I guess; probably (rhetorical) |
| ～やん | 〜じゃん | isn't it (affirmative). |
| えいくろった | 酔っ払った | inebriated |
| ひやがいーめし | 昼食 | lunch |
| いっちょん | 全く | completely |
| やぐらしい | うるさい | annoying |
| あちゃこちゃ | あちこち | here and there |
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