How to say dialect in Japanese

Example Sentences

彼らkarera はha 南部nanbu のno 方言hougen でde 話していたhanashiteita。: They were speaking in a Southern dialect.
大阪oosaka のno 方言hougen はha 聞き取りkikitori 難いgatai。: It's hard to understand the Osaka dialect.
言語学者gengogakusha はha そのsono 方言hougen のno ことkoto をwo かなりkanari 良くyoku 知っているshitteiru。: The linguist is quite familiar with the dialect.
トムTOMU はha ジョンJON がga 方言hougen をwo 使うtsukau のでnode いつもitsumo からかうkarakau。: Tom always makes fun of John because of his dialect.
トムTOMU はha いつもitsumo ジョンJON のno 言葉kotoba のno なまりnamari をwo 理由riyuu にni からかうkarakau。: Tom always makes fun of John because of his dialect.

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