Creating Partial Lists (や, など, とか) We know we can connect nouns with the と particle like so: 野菜やさいと 魚さかなと 牛乳ぎゅうにゅうと 水みず。 Vegetables and fish and milk…
Simultaneous Actions: ～ながら vs ～間に We have two basic ways of expressing simultaneous actions in Japanese, e.g. “I ate dinner while watching television”.…
Japanese Conjunctions: Or (か) We need the か particle to form “or”. In its simplest form: お茶ちゃかコーヒー。 Tea or coffee. For more…
Preparing in Advance (ておく) This structure uses the te form with the verb “to put” to express that you will perform an…