Lesson 3
Two Actions at Once & Listing Reasons
- 1 V ながら V V-nagara V While doing ~, do ~ Used when one person does two things at the same time.
- 2 V て います（習慣） V-te imasu (shuukan) A habit — something done regularly Not happening right now — something done regularly, every day.
- 3 〜し、〜し ~shi, ~shi This and also that (stacking reasons) Giving more than one reason at the same time.
- 4 それに soreni Moreover, on top of that A word that adds another point of the same kind to what you just said.
- 5 それで sorede And so, that is why What came before is the reason; what comes after is the result.
- 6 よく 〜んですか yoku ~n desu ka Do you often ~? How to ask about someone else’s habit while showing interest.
- 7 V はじめます / おわります / つづけます / だします V-hajimemasu / owarimasu / tsuzukemasu / dashimasu Start / finish / keep on / suddenly begin Starting a job, finishing it, keeping it going, and it beginning suddenly.