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Here in Kansai I hear せや, せやねん, and せやな everywhere. I was wondering if anyone
could clarify the meaning and usage of these, as well as their equivalent in
more standard Japanese?

Additionally, are there any other variations based on せや that are used
commonly?
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slang expressions phonology kansai-ben
How and when to use せや and its variants in Kansai-ben?
せ is like そう。

せや = そうだ

せやねん ~ そうだよ

や is the famous copula that generally means だ。
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I think I say:

  * せや (or そうや) for そうよ / そうだ / Yes. / You're right. / Oh, (I just remember)... etc. 
  * せやねん (or そうやねん）for そうなのよ / そうなんだよ/ Exactly. / Yes, (actually you're right)... 
  * せやな (or そうやな) for そうね / そうだな/ You're right. / You may be right. / Let me see... etc. 

I also say:

  * せやで (or そうやで) for そうなのよ / そうなんだよ (Compared with せやねん, I think せやねん is more subjective and せやで sounds a bit more objective) 
  * せやて / せやって (or そうやて・そうやって) for そうだって / そうだってば / Right,(trust me, that's the truth...) / (sounds like you're trying to persuade or repeating what you've just said) 
  * せやかて (or そやかて) / せやけど (or そやけど) for そうだけど / それでも / そうだとしても / You're right, but... / You may be right, but... / You say so, but... 
  * せやし (or そやし) for だから / そうだから / so... / therefore... 
  * せやった (or そやった) for そうだった (the past tense of そうだ)
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You have already received several answers. Rather than repeat them, let me
give you the resources so that you can answer this and similar questions on
your own. Look for a book titled 『大阪ことば辞典』 by 牧村史陽 (Makimura Shiyō) and
published by Kōdansha, 1984. The ISBN is 4-06-158658-0. Below are a few short
excerpts.

  * (page 376) セヤ: そうやの訛。そうだ。例：セヤセヤ（そうだそうだ）。セヤよって（そうだから）。
  * (page 543) ネン（助）: の。のだ。（ネ・ネヤの項参照）例：そやネン（そうなのだ）。行ったるネン（行ってやるんだ）。行ったんやネン（行ったのだ）。何しててやんネン（何をしていらっしゃるの。これが下品になると、何してけっかるネン）。
  * (page 508) ナァ（助）: ね。原語はそやノォ・ええノォののう（喃）である。例：あのナァ。そやナァ。ええナァ。知らんナァ。西鶴の『好色一代男』（天和）巻六に「うまいなあと云はせしことも」

This reference also indicates the accent for all terms. I am not able to
replicate the notation here, though.
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