N5 · Lesson 23
While, too much, I plan to
〜ながら ・ 〜すぎます ・ 〜つもりです ・ で (by means of)
In this lesson, you will learn to say what you do while doing something else, that something is too much, what you plan to do, and how you do things: by bus, with a pencil, in Japanese. The friends talk about their summer vacation plans, and Lisa decides to look for a part-time job.
By the end you will be able to say
テレビを 見ながら、ご飯を 食べます。I eat while watching TV.
この シャツは 高すぎます。This shirt is too expensive.
夏休みに アルバイトを する つもりです。I plan to get a part-time job over summer vacation.
毎朝 自転車で 大学へ 行きます。I go to the university by bicycle every morning.
毎晩 漢字を 勉強する つもりです。I plan to study kanji every night.
The grammar in this lesson
- While doing: 〜ながら — ます-stem + ながら: you do one thing while you do the main thing.
- Too much: 〜すぎます — ます-stem or adjective stem + すぎます: too much, more than is good.
- I plan to: 〜つもりです — Plain verb + つもりです says what you plan or intend to do.
- で: by, with, in (how you do it) — で after a tool, a vehicle or a language says how something is done.