～とか～とか
List casual examples in conversation
You'll be able to give a loose sample of items while signalling that the list is incomplete.
休日はキャンプとかバーベキューとかを楽しみます。
kyuujitsu wa kyanpu toka baabekyuu toka o tanoshimimasu.
What do you think this sentence means?
On holidays, we enjoy things such as camping and barbecues.
List examples without exhausting the set
～とか～とか lists representative items or actions, often conversationally. It suggests there may be other examples as well.
本とか雑誌とかを読みます。
hon toka zasshi toka o yomimasu.
I read things such as books and magazines.
Form and use ～とか～とか
Nouns can be followed by another particle after the list. Verb lists often end with する. Unlike an exhaustive と list, とか presents examples rather than a complete inventory.
本とか雑誌とかを読みます。
hon toka zasshi toka o yomimasu.
I read things such as books and magazines.
休みは散歩するとか本を読むとかします。
yasumi wa sanpo suru toka hon o yomu toka shimasu.
On days off I do things such as take walks and read books.
週末は洗濯とか掃除とかをしています。
shuumatsu wa sentaku toka souji toka o shite imasu.
On weekends I do things like laundry and cleaning.
旅行には、薬とか傘とかを持っていったほうがいいよ。
ryokou ni wa, kusuri toka kasa toka o motte itta hou ga ii yo.
You should take things like medicine and an umbrella on the trip.
日本では、すしとかラーメンとかを食べたいです。
nihon de wa, sushi toka raamen toka o tabetai desu.
In Japan, I want to eat things like sushi and ramen.
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