Following after is bad with あかん
Vocabulary Explanation: Vocabulary in the Kansai dialect
Alicia and Akari visit an island that’s modeled after part of Japan back on Earth. There, an elderly local woman tells the two of the fox spirits that visit the human world there. Akari is excited at the prospect of meeting one, but the old woman gives her a warning: on rare occasion, a fox will take a person back home with them.
- おばあさん:
- 「神さまの世界と人間の世界は違うやさかい」
- “The god world and the human world are different.”
- 「連れて行かれたらあかん」
- “Therefore, it is bad to follow along.”
- “The god world and the human world are different.”
やさかい has a meaning like だから.
Key Points
1あかん = “you mustn’t”
- In Kansai-flavored speech, あかん often means “that is bad”, “don’t”, or “you mustn’t” rather than just “bad” as an adjective.
2Receptive past before the warning
- 連れて行かれたら means “if you get taken away”.
- The speaker is not talking about Akari choosing to go, but about being carried off by the fox.
3Kansai connective やさかい
- やさかい works like だから / だからこそ here and links the explanation to the warning that follows.
- The full flow is “the god world and human world are different, so you must not be taken there.”
Vocabulary
世界 (World)
世界 primarily has three meanings: the entire globe and all human societies, the world as perceived by humans, and a specific field of expertise or area of activity.
人間 (Human being)
人間 is used in three main ways, depending on the context: (1) humanity itself, (2) a specific person or individual, or (3) character or personality.
See Also
- Kanji: Boundaries and worlds with 界
- Kanji: People and persons with 人
- Kanji: Spaces and intervals with 間
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