N4 Grammar Course

Teacher

Marshall

Lesson 32: 〜とか

Usage:

Dictionary Form of Verb + とか
Noun + とか

Meaning:

「～とか」is used to list one or more examples, and it means “and such…; such as”.
「～とか」can also be used to give some suggestions, and it means “How about…”.

Example Sentences:

明日あしたの夜よるとかどう？
How about tomorrow night?

ドライブとかどう？
How about going for a drive?

何なにか趣しゅ味みとかありますか。
Do you have some kind of hobby?

私わたしはホルモン焼やきとか好すきです！
I like things like horumonyaki!

ファッションとか興きょう味みある？
Are you interested in fashion and such?

来らい週しゅうの土ど曜ようにバスツアーに行いくとかどう？
What do you say to a bus tour next Saturday?

椅子いすとかの搬はん入にゅうはどうするの？
What will we do about getting chairs and such?

ときには散さん歩ぽするとかしたほうがいいですよ。
It will be better to do something such as walking sometimes.

カバンには本ほんとかが入はいっています。
There are things such as books in the bag.

僕ぼく高卒こうそつだからその分ぶん高校こうこうの問題もんだいとかできる。
I’m a high school graduate so I am that much able to answer high school problems and such.

Note:

If you want to list more examples (not only one example), you can make sentences like below.

ファッションとかメイクとか興きょう味みある？
Are you interested in fashion, make-up and such?

椅子いすとかテーブルとかの搬はん入にゅうはどうするの？
What will we do about getting tables, chairs and such?

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