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ワイかておそびでいうとるわけやおまえへんで

English translation: I'm not saying it as a joke, either.


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Japanese term or phrase: ワイかておそびでいうとるわけやおまえへんで
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keethkp
India
Local time: 18:06
English translation:I'm not saying it as a joke, either.
Explanation:
ワイかて遊びで言うとる訳やおまへんで。
The southwestern dialect changes the wording rather drastically!
In standard Japanese, it would be:
私だって遊びで言っている訳ではありません。
But not many people talk like that! ^_^
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Tina Wooden
United States
Local time: 07:36
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5 +4I'm not saying it as a joke, either.
Tina Wooden


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
ワイかて>あ<そびでいうとるわけやおまえへんで
I'm not saying it as a joke, either.


Explanation:
ワイかて遊びで言うとる訳やおまへんで。
The southwestern dialect changes the wording rather drastically!
In standard Japanese, it would be:
私だって遊びで言っている訳ではありません。
But not many people talk like that! ^_^

Tina Wooden
United States
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
8 mins
  -> ありがとうございます!

agree  Takako Shibuya: Funny Japanese
10 mins
  -> 本当に日本語は難しいですね!

agree  Tokyo_Moscow
15 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Yumico Tanaka: わいかて、おあそびでいうとるわけやおまへんでmay be the original phrase, with "お"
1 hr
  -> Ah! True.
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