Editing Kansai dialect (section)

=== Politeness ===
[[File:Okoshiyasu in Gion.jpg|thumb|''Okoshi yasu'' "Welcome" on a billboard for visitors in [[Gion]], Kyōto]]
{{See also|Honorific speech in Japanese}}
Historically, extensive use of keigo (honorific speech) was a feature of the Kansai dialect, especially in Kyōto, while the Kantō dialect, from which standard Japanese developed, formerly lacked it. Keigo in standard Japanese was originally borrowed from the medieval Kansai dialect. However, keigo is no longer considered a feature of the dialect since Standard Japanese now also has it. Even today, keigo is used more often in Kansai than in the other dialects except for the standard Japanese, to which people switch in formal situations.

In modern Kansai dialect, -''haru'' (sometimes -''yaharu'' except ''godan'' verbs, mainly Kyōto) is used for showing reasonable respect without formality especially in Kyōto. The conjugation before -''haru'' has two varieties between Kyōto and Ōsaka (see the table below). In Southern Hyōgo, including Kōbe, ''-te ya'' is used instead of -''haru''. In formal speech, -''naharu'' and -''haru'' connect with -''masu'' and -''te ya'' changes -''te desu''.

-''Haru'' was originally a shortened form of -''naharu'', a transformation of -''nasaru''. -''Naharu'' has been dying out due to the spread of -''haru'' but its imperative form -''nahare'' (mainly Ōsaka) or -''nahai'' (mainly Kyōto, also -''nai'') and negative imperative form -''nasan'na'' or -''nahan'na'' has comparatively survived because -''haru'' lacks an imperative form. In more honorific speech, ''o- yasu'', a transformation of ''o- asobasu'', is used especially in Kyōto and its original form is same to its imperative form, showing polite invitation or order. ''Oide yasu'' and ''okoshi yasu'' (more respectful), meaning "welcome", are the common phrases of sightseeing areas in Kyōto. -''Te okun nahare'' (also -''tokun nahare'', -''toku nahare'') and -''te okure yasu'' (also -''tokure yasu'', -''tokuryasu'') are used instead of -''te kudasai'' in standard Japanese.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ The honorific form of Kansai dialect
|-
!
! use
! see
! exist
! eat
! do
! come
! -te form
|-
! original
| tsukau
| miru
| iru, oru
| taberu
| suru
| kuru
| -teru
|-
! o- yasu
| otsukaiyasu
| omiyasu
| oiyasu
| otabeyasu
| oshiyasu
| okoshiyasu, oideyasu
| -toiyasu
|-
! -naharu
| tsukainaharu
| minaharu
| inaharu
| tabenaharu
| shinaharu
| kinaharu
| -tenaharu
|-
! -haru in Kyōto
| tsukawaharu
|rowspan="2"| miharu
|rowspan="2"| iharu<br>iteharu (mainly Ōsaka)
|rowspan="2"| tabeharu
|rowspan="2"| shiharu
|rowspan="2"| kiharu
| -taharu
|-
! -haru in Ōsaka
| tsukaiharu
| -teharu
|-
! -yaharu
|
| miyaharu
| iyaharu<br>yaharu
| tabeyaharu
| shiyaharu<br>shaharu
| kiyaharu<br>kyaharu
| -teyaharu
|-
! -te ya
| tsukōte ya
| mite ya
| otte ya
| tabete ya
| shite ya
| kite ya
| -totte ya
|}