In Kansai speech the plain copula だ becomes や: そうだ → そうや, 何だ → なんや, 無理だ → 無理や. It is the base of other Kansai endings too, like やろ, やん and やで.
The plain Kansai way to say “it is.” Casual and used constantly by Kansai speakers.
In Harajuku, one performer keeps complimenting a stylish-looking person, who keeps answering that the outfit is lame.
Culture note Harajuku is a Tokyo district famous for bold, trendy street fashion.
Oh, so your taste is actually normal.
Textbook感性は普通なんですね。Kansai 'や' replaces the copula 'だ': '普通なんだ' becomes '普通なんや'. The topic particle 'は' is also dropped.
One performer keeps learning disappointing facts about a property's location, like what the nearby convenience store really is.
Culture note Shimokitazawa is a trendy Tokyo neighborhood, while the similar-sounding Kamikitazawa is a quiet residential area.
That's the worst.
Textbook最悪です。Kansai copula "や" replaces standard "だ": "最悪だ" → "最悪や" ("This is the worst").
On a battlefield, a soldier sees someone named Chieko coming for them and shouts the kind of lines that doom characters in war stories.
Culture note In Japanese pop culture, a 'flag' (死亡フラグ) is a line, like promising to go home, that signals a character is about to die.
With this many flags up, I'm definitely gonna be fine!
Textbookこれだけフラグが立ったら、絶対に大丈夫です。Kansai 'や' replaces the copula 'だ': '大丈夫だわ' becomes '大丈夫やわ'. 'こんだけ' is casual 'これだけ'.
From other routines in the library. Automatic transcripts, not yet checked line by line.
〜や means “it’s… / that’s…” (Kansai). In Kansai speech the plain copula だ becomes や: そうだ → そうや, 何だ → なんや, 無理だ → 無理や. It is the base of other Kansai endings too, like やろ, やん and やで.
With friends: OK. With coworkers: careful. With a boss or teacher: avoid. The plain Kansai way to say “it is.” Casual and used constantly by Kansai speakers.
In 2,334 live comedy routines, 〜や appears in 310 lines from 66 comedians.