と (and)
Lists nouns completely: A and B
You’ll be able to list nouns exhaustively when naming everything in a small group.
パンと牛乳を買います。
pan to gyuunyuu o kaimasu.
What do you think this sentence means?
I’ll buy bread and milk.
List specific nouns together
Use と between nouns when you are naming the members of a set directly, similar to “and.”
本と雑誌を読みます。
hon to zasshi o yomimasu.
I read books and magazines.
Connect nouns with と
Put と between the nouns you are listing. This presents them as the stated members of the list.
猫と犬がいます。
neko to inu ga imasu.
There are a cat and a dog.
土曜日と日曜日は休みです。
doyoubi to nichiyoubi wa yasumi desu.
Saturday and Sunday are days off.
りんごとバナナを食べました。
ringo to banana o tabemashita.
I ate an apple and a banana.
と for “with” vs と for “and”
Between a person and a verb, と means “together with”. Between two nouns, it joins them into one list.
と, and
パンと牛乳を買います。
pan to gyuunyuu o kaimasu.
I will buy bread and milk.
と sits between two nouns and joins them.
と, with
友達と映画を見ます。
tomodachi to eiga o mimasu.
I watch a movie with a friend.
と sits after a person and the verb follows.
朝、水とコーヒーを飲みます。
asa, mizu to koohii o nomimasu.
I drink water and coffee in the morning.
昼ご飯はおにぎりとみそ汁です。
hirugohan wa onigiri to misoshiru desu.
Lunch is rice balls and miso soup.
父は新聞と本を読みます。
chichi wa shinbun to hon o yomimasu.
My father reads newspapers and books.
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