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Learn Hardcore Japanese: 〜nagara - while

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 4
/〜nagara

〜nagara

Word

〜ながら〜nagara

Meaning

while

Part of speech

verb suffix

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of 〜nagara

私わたし　は　紅茶こうちゃ　を　飲のみながら　新聞しんぶん　を　読よみます。watashi wa koucha o nominagara shinbun o yomimasu.

I read the newspaper while drinking black tea.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

友達ともだち　は　音楽おんがく　を　聞ききながら　パソコン　で　仕事しごと　を　します。tomodachi wa ongaku o kikinagara pasokon de shigoto o shimasu.

My friend works on the computer while listening to music.

私わたし　は　掃除そうじ　を　しながら　歌うた　を　歌うたいます。watashi wa souji o shinagara uta o utaimasu.

I sing songs while cleaning.

母はは　は　紅茶こうちゃ　を　注そそぎながら　「大丈夫だいじょうぶ？」　と　聞ききました。haha wa koucha o sosoginagara 「daijoubu?」 to kikimashita.

My mother poured black tea while asking me, "Are you okay?"

私わたし　は　友達ともだち　を　待まちながら　新聞しんぶん　を　読よみます。watashi wa tomodachi o machinagara shinbun o yomimasu.

I read the newspaper while waiting for a friend.

私わたし　は　夕焼ゆうやけ　を　見みながら　写真しゃしん　を　撮とります。watashi wa yuuyake o minagara shashin o torimasu.

I take photos while watching the sunset.

妹いもうと　は　寝ねる　前まえ　に　イヤホン　で　音楽おんがく　を　聞きき　ながら、　小説しょうせつ　を　読よんで　いる。imouto wa neru mae ni iyahon de ongaku o kiki nagara, shousetsu o yonde iru.

My younger sister reads a novel while listening to music with earphones before bed.

私わたし　は　窓側まどがわ　の　席せき　に　座すわって、　ソファ　みたい　に　ゆっくり　くつろぎながら　ドラマ　を　見みるの　が　好すき　だ。watashi wa madogawa no seki ni suwatte, sofa mitai ni yukkuri kutsuroginagara dorama o miruno ga suki da.

I like to sit in the window seat and watch dramas while relaxing as if I were on a sofa.

私わたし　は　ヘッドホン　で　音楽おんがく　を　聞ききながら　日本語にほんご　を　勉強べんきょうします。watashi wa heddohon de ongaku o kikinagara nihongo o benkyoushimasu.

I study Japanese while listening to music with headphones.

金曜きにょう　の　夜よる　に　友達ともだち　と　ピザ　を　食たべ　ながら　ゲーム　を　しました。kinyou no yoru ni tomodachi to piza o tabe nagara geemu o shimashita.

On Friday night I played games with a friend while eating pizza.

母はは　は　料理本りょうりぼん　を　見みながら、　砂糖さとう　と　塩しお　の　量りょう　を　正確せいかく　に　量はかります。haha wa ryouribon o minagara, satou to shio no ryou o seikaku ni hakarimasu.

My mother measures the amounts of sugar and salt precisely while looking at a cookbook.

彼氏かれし　と　は、　料理りょうり　とか　ゲーム　とか　を　しながら　留守番るすばん　を　する　時間じかん　が　一番いちばん　楽たのしい　です。kareshi to wa, ryouri toka geemu toka o shinagara rusuban o suru jikan ga ichiban tanoshii desu.

With my boyfriend, the most fun time is when we house-sit together while cooking, playing games, and so on.

残業ざんぎょう　で　帰かえり　が　遅おそい　日ひ　は、　扇風機せんぷうき　を　つけて　部屋へや　を　涼すずしく　しながら、　冷凍食品れいとうしょくひん　を　温あたためて　簡単かんたん　に　晩ばんご飯はん　を　すませます。zangyou de kaeri ga osoi hi wa, senpuuki o tsukete heya o suzushiku shinagara, reitoushokuhin o atatamete kantan ni bangohan o sumasemasu.

On days when I come home late because of overtime, I turn on the fan to cool the room and just heat up frozen food to finish dinner simply.

夏なつ　の　夜よる　に　は、　扇風機せんぷうき　の　音おと　を　聞ききながら　寝ねます。natsu no yoru ni wa, senpuuki no oto o kikinagara nemasu.

On summer nights, I sleep while listening to the sound of the fan.

私わたし　は　料理本りょうりぼん　の　レシピ　を　見みながら　晩ばんご飯はん　を　作つくります。watashi wa ryouribon no reshipi o minagara bangohan o tsukurimasu.

I cook dinner while looking at the recipe in the cookbook.

妹いもうと　は　にんじん　と　玉たまねぎ　を　炒いためながら、　明日あした　も　この　料理りょうり　を　食たべたい　と　言いって　いた。imouto wa ninjin to tamanegi o itamenagara, ashita mo kono ryouri o tabetai to itte ita.

While stir-frying carrots and onions, my younger sister was saying that she wants to eat this dish again tomorrow.

母はは　は　朝あさ　の　ニュース　を　ラジオ　で　聞ききながら　朝あさご飯はん　を　作つくりますhaha wa asa no nyuusu o rajio de kikinagara asagohan o tsukurimasu

My mother makes breakfast while listening to the morning news on the radio.

朝あさ　の　公園こうえん　は　静しずか　なので、　ベンチ　で　池いけ　を　眺ながめながら　コーヒー　を　飲のみます。asa no kouen wa shizuka nanode, benchi de ike o nagamenagara koohii o nomimasu.

The park is quiet in the morning, so I drink coffee while looking at the pond from a bench.

新あたらしい　部署ぶしょ　に　入はいった　ので、　同僚どうりょう　の　名刺めいし　を　見みながら　名前なまえ　を　覚おぼえたい　です。atarashii busho ni haitta node, douryou no meishi o minagara namae o oboetai desu.

Since I joined a new department, I want to learn my coworkers’ names while looking at their business cards.

私わたし　は　友達ともだち　と　話はなしながら、　日本語にほんご　の　新あたらしい　表現ひょうげん　を　覚おぼえます。watashi wa tomodachi to hanashinagara, nihongo no atarashii hyougen o oboemasu.

I learn new Japanese expressions while talking with friends.

姉あね　は　洗面台せんめんだい　で　化粧けしょう　を　しながら　歌うた　を　歌うたって　いた。ane wa senmendai de keshou o shinagara uta o utatte ita.

My older sister was singing while putting on makeup at the sink.

待合室まちあいしつ　で　本ほん　を　読よみながら、　自分じぶん　の　番ばん　を　待まって　いました。machiaishitsu de hon o yominagara, jibun no ban o matte imashita.

I waited for my turn while reading a book in the waiting room.

彼女かのじょ　は　大学だいがく　に　通かよいながら、　週末しゅうまつ　は　カフェ　で　アルバイト　を　します。kanojo wa daigaku ni kayoinagara, shuumatsu wa kafe de arubaito o shimasu.

She attends university while working part-time at a café on weekends.

新あたらしい　炊飯器すいはんき　を　買かった　ので、　朝あさ　は　やかん　で　お湯ゆ　を　沸わかし　ながら　ご飯はん　を　用意ようい　できます。atarashii suihanki o katta node, asa wa yakan de oyu o wakashi nagara gohan o youi dekimasu.

Since I bought a new rice cooker, in the morning I can prepare rice while boiling water with the kettle.

明日あした　は　公園こうえん　で　花見はなみ　を　しながら、　弁当箱べんとうばこ　に　入いれた　おにぎり　を　食たべる　つもり　です。ashita wa kouen de hanami o shinagara, bentoubako ni ireta onigiri o taberu tsumori desu.

Tomorrow I plan to eat rice balls packed in a lunch box while viewing the cherry blossoms in the park.

私わたし　の　いとこ　は、　カレンダー　を　見みながら　次つぎ　の　祝日しゅくじつ　の　予定よてい　を　決きめます。watashi no itoko wa, karendaa o minagara tsugi no shukujitsu no yotei o kimemasu.

My cousin decides the plans for the next holiday while looking at the calendar.

姉あね　は、　餃子ぎょうざ　を　焼やきながら、　枝豆えだまめ　も　皿さら　に　盛もり付つけて　いた。ane wa, gyouza o yakinagara, edamame mo sara ni moritsukete ita.

My older sister was frying dumplings while also arranging edamame on a plate.

姉あね　は、　焼やき鳥とり　を　食たべながら、　テレビ　で　野球やきゅう　を　見みて　いた。ane wa, yakitori o tabenagara, terebi de yakyuu o mite ita.

My older sister was watching baseball on TV while eating yakitori.

彼女かのじょ　は　雨あめ　に　ぬれた　髪かみ　を　ハンカチ　で　ふきながら、　笑わらって　いた。kanojo wa ame ni nureta kami o hankachi de fukinagara, waratte ita.

She was smiling while wiping her rain-soaked hair with a handkerchief.

料理りょうり　の　手順てじゅん　を　スマホ　で　見みながら、　妹いもうと　と　一緒いっしょ　に　カレー　を　作つくりました。ryouri no tejun o sumaho de minagara, imouto to issho ni karee o tsukurimashita.

I made curry with my younger sister while looking at the cooking steps on my smartphone.

姉あね　は、　餃子ぎょうざ　を　焼やきながら、　天てんぷら　の　準備じゅんび　も　して　いました。ane wa, gyouza o yakinagara, tenpura no junbi mo shite imashita.

My older sister was frying dumplings while also preparing tempura.

朝あさ　の　会議中かいぎちゅう、　眠気ねむけ　を　感かんじながら　あくび　を　しない　よう　に　して　いた。asa no kaigichuu, nemuke o kanjinagara akubi o shinai you ni shite ita.

During the morning meeting, I tried not to yawn while feeling sleepy.

彼女かのじょ　は　汗あせ　を　ふきながら、　木陰こかげ　の　ベンチ　に　座すわった。kanojo wa ase o fukinagara, kokage no benchi ni suwatta.

She wiped her sweat and sat down on a bench in the shade.

窓側まどがわ　の　席せき　に　座すわって、　朝あさ　の　日差ひざし　を　浴あびながら　本ほん　を　読よみます。madogawa no seki ni suwatte, asa no hizashi o abinagara hon o yomimasu.

I sit in a window seat and read a book while basking in the morning sunlight.

先生せんせい　の　説明せつめい　を　聞ききながら、　大事だいじな　ポイント　を　メモします。sensei no setsumei o kikinagara, daijina pointo o memoshimasu.

While listening to the teacher’s explanation, I take notes on the important points.

鳥とり　の　群むれ　が　さえずり　ながら　飛とび回まわって　いる。tori no mure ga saezuri nagara tobimawatte iru.

A flock of birds is flying around while chirping.

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