や is the Kansai copula (= だ) and で is a Kansai sentence ending that works like よ. So 〜だよ becomes 〜やで: ほんまやで = “It’s true, I’m telling you.” 明日やで = “It’s tomorrow, you know.” After verbs only で is used: 行くで = “I’m going!”
Warm or emphatic Kansai assertion. Friendly with peers.
In a clothing store, one person gives the other blunt first impressions, and the other wants to hear more.
Bald AND fat? That's the worst!
Textbookはげていて太っているというのは最悪ですよ。「最悪だよ」 becomes Kansai 「最悪やで」: the copula 「だ」 changes to 「や」 and the final 「よ」 changes to 「で」.
Someone keeps coming in saying 'I'm home!' and claiming to be the actress Ryoko Hirosue.
Culture note Ryoko Hirosue is a famous Japanese actress.
You're the next-door neighbor, you are!
Textbookあなたはお隣さんですよ。「お隣さんだよ」 becomes Kansai 「お隣さんやで」; 「お前は」 is added at the end, a casual reversed word order.
Two thieves claim TV stations will want to work with them, and one explains why they are better than ordinary thieves.
Culture note Shochiku Geino is a major Japanese entertainment agency that manages many Osaka comedians.
We're thieves properly signed with Shochiku Geino!
Textbook松竹芸能にきちんと所属している泥棒ですよ。In 「泥棒だよ」, Kansai uses 「や」 for the copula 「だ」 and 「で」 for the particle 「よ」, giving 「泥棒やで」.
At an exhibition, a visitor finds out the wait is three hours, and the staff only say that it's very crowded today.
It's three hours!
Textbook3時間ですよ。「3時間だよ」 becomes Kansai 「3時間やで」: the copula 「だ」 changes to 「や」 and the final 「よ」 changes to 「で」.
One performer did an over-the-top impression, and the other tells them that everyone else is put off by it.
It's everyone!
Textbook全員ですよ。「全員だよ」 becomes Kansai 「全員やで」: the copula 「だ」 changes to 「や」 and the final 「よ」 changes to 「で」.
A man scolds a street musician about a song called 'Cover Song' and what its message really is.
That's the message of the song!
Textbookそういうメッセージの歌ですよ。「歌だよ」 becomes Kansai 「歌やで」: the copula 「だ」 changes to 「や」 and the final 「よ」 changes to 「で」.
From other routines in the library. Automatic transcripts, not yet checked line by line.
〜やで means “it is, you know!” (Kansai). や is the Kansai copula (= だ) and で is a Kansai sentence ending that works like よ. So 〜だよ becomes 〜やで: ほんまやで = “It’s true, I’m telling you.” 明日やで = “It’s tomorrow, you know.” After verbs only で is used: 行くで = “I’m going!”
With friends: OK. With coworkers: careful. With a boss or teacher: avoid. Warm or emphatic Kansai assertion. Friendly with peers.
In 2,334 live comedy routines, 〜やで appears in 94 lines from 42 comedians.