Expresses a question seeking confirmation, often with a nuance of doubt, surprise, or disagreement. It is the Kansai-ben equivalent of the Standard Japanese '〜じゃないの？' ('isn't it...? / it's not..., is it?').
Noun + ちゃうんPrimary
な-Adjective + ちゃうん
You use this to ask if something is true. You might be a little surprised or not sure.
あれ、今日って休みちゃうん？
Huh? Isn't today a day off?
昨日パーティーに来ーへんかったん、君だけちゃうん？
Weren't you the only one who didn't come to the party yesterday?
この辺、夜は結構静かちゃうん？もっとうるさいかと思ってた。
Isn't it pretty quiet around here at night? I thought it would be noisier.
「これ、もしかして俺のミスちゃうん…」と思いながら、必死で資料を確認した。
While thinking, 'Could this be my mistake...?', I desperately checked the documents.
A:「これ本物やで！」 B:「いや、どう見ても本物ちゃうんちゃうん？」
A: "This is the real deal!" B: "No, no matter how you look at it, isn't it *not* real?"
CasualNon PastNegativeSentence EndingEmphatic
This phrase is like saying, "Wait, isn't that wrong?" You use it when something seems different from what you thought. It's like checking if your idea is correct.
This is different from "~yan" because "~yan" shows you found something new. It is also different from "~yaro" because "~yaro" asks for agreement more strongly. This form asks if something is true, often with doubt.
Use this when you want to ask a real question. Make your voice go up at the end. If your voice goes down, you are talking to yourself. Or you are thinking about a mistake.
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