よか
よか
i-adjective (dialect)
good (Kyushu dialect)
1.
good; fine; okay
Kyushu dialect form of いい (ii) or よい (yoi), meaning good, nice, or acceptable.
天気がよかね。
The weather is nice, isn't it?
それでよかよ。
That's fine.
あの店のラーメンはよかばい。
The ramen at that shop is good.
DIALECT:
Kyushu (九州) dialect, widespread throughout the region.
STANDARD EQUIVALENT:
いい / よい (standard Japanese)
CONJUGATION IN DIALECT:
- よか - plain/present (いい)
- よかった - past (よかった)
- よかろう - volitional (いいだろう)
- よかっちゃん - was good (emphatic past)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 〜してよか - it's okay to ~
- よかね - it's good, isn't it?
- よかばい / よかたい - it's good (sentence-ending particles)
CULTURAL NOTE:
"よかろうもん" (it's fine, right?) is a well-known Hakata/Fukuoka expression.
RELATED KYUSHU EXPRESSIONS:
- ばってん - but
- 〜ばい / 〜たい - sentence-final particles
- なんばしよっと - what are you doing?
Related Words
Related:
ばってん (Kyushu dialect)