Mastering 'While〜' - [masu form] かな 🇯🇵 Japanese Grammar Guide for Beginners

Konnichi what's up? Ninjapanese desu. Kyou wa, masu form nagara wo benkyou shimasu. We use this grammar when you are doing two actions at once. Like listening to music while studying or singing while cleaning. It's easy and very useful, so let's learn it together. By the end of this video, I will ask you one question in Japanese. If you understand that question and answer it in Japanese, it means you have mastered this grammar. Are you up for the challenge? All right, let's get started! Ninjapan. First, let's look at three examples. Hai. He is doing two actions, right? Studying and listening to music. Benkyou shimasu. And, ongaku wo kikimasu. So, which one is the main action? I would say, studying. Benkyou shimasu. And, we say, ongaku wo kikinagara benkyou shimasu. Ongaku wo kikinagara benkyou shimasu. So, sub-action nagara main-action. Benkyou shimasu. Okay, how about this? Two actions. Ongaku wo kikimasu. And, taking shower. Shower wo abimasu. So, which one is the main action? Shower wo abimasu. So, the rule is, sub-action nagara main-action. So, ongaku wo kikinagara main-action. Shower wo abimasu. Moichido. Ongaku wo kikinagara shower wo abimasu. Okay, how about this one? Two actions. Singing. Utaimasu. Cleaning. Souji shimasu. Okay, which one is the main action? Yeah. Souji shimasu. Now, can you make a sentence? Sub-action nagara main-action. Hai. Utainagara souji shimasu. O, heya wo souji shimasu. Moichido. Utainagara heya wo souji shimasu. Okay. Ichido kakimashou. Hai. Ongaku wo kikinagara benkyou shimasu. Ongaku wo kikinagara shower wo abimasu. Utainagara souji wo shimasu. So, ongaku wo kikinagara sub-action. Benkyou shimasu. Main-action. Ongaku wo kikinagara shower wo abimasu. Main-action. Utaimasu. Utainagara sub-action. Heya wo souji shimasu is main-action. Okay, so O plus kiki. Utai. They are masu form. So, kikimasu. Just omit masu. And utaimasu. Omit masu. Utai. So, kyou wa masu form nagara verb. Kore wo benkyou shimasu. So, just don't forget. Sub-action nagara main-action. Okay, let's practice more. Motto renshuu shimashou. Hai, two actions. Ongaku wo kikimasu. And, jitensha ni norimasu. Okay, so which one is the main-action? Jitensha ni norimasu. Now, can you make a sentence? Hai, ongaku wo kikinagara jitensha ni norimasu. Kore wa abunai desu ne. Dangerous. Dame desu ne. Please don't do it. Noranaide kudasai. Okay, how about this one? Oo, kore mo abunai. It's so dangerous. Just an example, okay? So, keitai wo mimasu. Kuruma wo untenshimasu. Yes. Keitai wo minagara kuruma wo untenshimasu. Hai, that's correct. But, please don't do it. Okay, how about this one? Again. Keitai wo mimasu. And, walk. Arukimasu. So, arukimasu is the main-action. Keitai wo minagara arukimasu. Mo ichido. Keitai wo minagara arukimasu. Kore mo abunai desu ne. It's dangerous. Please don't do it. Hai, how about this one? Okay, two actions. The first one is... Denwa shimasu. Call. Denwa shimasu. And, second action is... Charging. While charging, I call. Charge. In Japanese, it's... Juuden shimasu. So, main action is... Denwa shimasu. You can say... Sub-action... Nagara... Juuden... Sorry. Keitai wo juuden shinagara... Denwa shimasu. Hai. Keitai wo juuden shinagara... Denwa shimasu. Okay. And, I can hear some questions from you guys about keitai. When we write keitai, we use hiragana, kanji, or this katakana. So, everything is correct. Depends on your teacher, depends on your textbook. So, just keitai. Phone. Keitai. Okay. Then, next. Kouhii wo nomimasu. Do some work. Shigoto shimasu. Main action is... Shigoto shimasu. So... Okay. Kouhii wo nominagara... Shigoto shimasu. Ii desu ne. Mou ichido. Kouhii wo nominagara... Shigoto shimasu. Okay. Next. Mmm. Kore wa watashi desu. Youtube wo mimasu. Gohan wo tsukurimasu. Okay. Gohan wo tsukurimasu is the main action. So... Okay. Youtube wo minagara... Gohan wo tsukurimasu. Ii desu ne. How about this one? Mmm. Utaimasu. And... Gitaa wo play. What is play in Japanese? Gitaa wo hikimasu. In this situation, it's difficult to decide which one is main action or sub action. In that case... Docchi mo daijoubu desu. Both are fine. Docchi mo daijoubu. So, you can say... Utainagara gitaa wo hikimasu. Or you can also say... Gitaa wo hikinagara utaimasu. Okay. How about this one? This can be also difficult to decide which one is more important. So, just example... Asa gohan wo tabenagara... Newspaper... Shinbun wo yomimasu. You can change it. If reading... If eating breakfast is more important for you, then you can change. Shinbun wo yominagara asa gohan wo tabemasu. Kore mo daijoubu desu. Depends on the situation. How about this one? Let's say... Terebi wo mimasu is the main action. You can say... TikTok wo minagara terebi wo mimasu. Taihen desu ne. Hai. Okay. So, jaa... The one question I have prepared for you. Now... Memo shinagara Ninja-sensei no YouTube wo mimashita ka? Did you understand this question? And can you answer this question in Japanese? Please let me know in the comment down below. Otsukaresamadeshita. Now you can say... Doing two actions at once in Japanese. While doing something, I do something. Desu ne. Hai. If you like this video, please give me ii ne. Sore kara subscribe mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu. And Instagram demo nihongo wo oshiete imasu. Kochira mo follow wo yoroshiku onegai shimasu. And if you haven't watched these videos, please also check them out. Oh, and if you want to download the PDF materials of this video, please join my membership. You can download a lot of PDF of my YouTube videos. All right. I'll see you very soon. Se-na. Nin-nin. Matane.