A courier turns to someone named Kenji and asks Kenji to carry a load for them.
ほんまに?
For real?
Textbook本当ですか。Kansai 「ほんま」 replaces standard 「本当(ほんとう)」. 「ほんまに?」 is 「本当に?」 said with rising pitch and no 「ですか」 — casual.
Kansai dialect for 本当. ほんまに = “really”, ほんま? = “for real?”.
Kansai for ほんとう. Casual.
A courier turns to someone named Kenji and asks Kenji to carry a load for them.
For real?
Textbook本当ですか。Kansai 「ほんま」 replaces standard 「本当(ほんとう)」. 「ほんまに?」 is 「本当に?」 said with rising pitch and no 「ですか」 — casual.
One performer asks the other for their opinion on something they have both heard about.
Oh, really?
Textbookあっ、本当ですか。Kansai "ほんま" replaces standard "本当"; "ほんまに?" (= "本当に?") drops "ですか" and works as a quick "Really?" reaction.
Studying for the written driving test, one says a yellow light means you can go, and the other reads the rule.
Oh, you're right, it says "stop."
Textbookあ、本当ですね。止まれと書いてあります。"ほんま" is Kansai for "本当"; "ほんまや" equals standard "本当だ", with Kansai copula "や" replacing "だ".
One person says they work as a radio assistant, and the other suggests they act out a radio show right now.
For real?
Textbook本当ですか。Kansai 「ほんま」 replaces standard 「本当(ほんとう)」; 「ほんまに?」 with rising pitch is casual 'For real?', with no 「ですか」.
One performer insists his partner took off his jacket exactly like a rakugo storyteller slipping off a kimono jacket.
Culture note Rakugo storytellers traditionally take off their haori jacket when they move from the opening chat into the main story.
Really?
Textbook本当ですか。Kansai "ほんま" is "本当", so "ほんまに" = "本当に". Said alone with rising intonation it means "Really?", with no "ですか".
The comedian describes a so-called pro bowler who bowls weakly, like a timid beginner, and starts telling what happened next.
I swear, this is true. The floor...
Textbookこれは本当ですよ。床を……Kansai 「ほんま」 replaces standard 「本当(ほんとう)」; 「ほんまですよ」 keeps the polite 「です」: 'I swear, it's true.'
From other routines in the library. Automatic transcripts, not yet checked line by line.
ほんま means “really” (Kansai). Kansai dialect for 本当. ほんまに = “really”, ほんま? = “for real?”.
With friends: OK. With coworkers: careful. With a boss or teacher: avoid. Kansai for ほんとう. Casual.
In 1,905 live comedy routines, ほんま appears in 144 lines from 38 comedians.