たらあかん
Kansai: Saying an Action Must Not Happen
A verb tara-conditional plus あかん expresses a familiar prohibition or an unacceptable outcome in Kansai speech.
How It Works
ここに入ったらあかん tells someone not to enter. あかん evaluates the conditional action as unacceptable, so the complete construction is negative permission.
Keep the distinction from an obligation: 触ったらあかん means do not touch, while 触らなあかん means touching is necessary. A short な and the whole conditional cannot be exchanged without changing the meaning.
Some local speech shortens たら to た, but this card teaches the unshortened form. The phrase can also express concern about an unwanted outcome, rather than a direct order. Familiar prohibitions can sound forceful; choose shared polite warnings when the situation calls for them.
Examples (3)
- ここに入ったらあかん。
You must not enter here.
- その箱、開けたらあかんよ。
Do not open that box.
- ここで泳いだらあかん。
You must not swim here.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Form the complete ta/dara conditional before judging an action unacceptable. Understand prohibition before learning a familiar regional alternative.
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