～ながら: While

Introduction

Hey! Question for ya. Do you ever listen to music while you study? Oh my! Do you ever... eat a snack while you study? Cool! Do you ever surf the web on your mobile device while sitting on your porch swing sipping a cold beverage while whistling a tune and lightly kicking your legs?

It's hard to do that many things at once, so let's just stick to two. In this lesson, we'll be dealing with how to express "while doing (something)". In Japanese, of course. Let's rock n' roll.

ながら: Only three kana, plenty of powah

Structure

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  (verb stem)ながら, (clause with second verb)
  Example:
  → ピザを作つくりながら、音楽おんがくを聞きいた。
  ”I listened to music while making pizza.”