Talk about 2 habits you're doing at the same time

What do you usually do when you're on the train or cooking?

How to express two habits you're doing at the same time in Japanese?

The phrase we'll use is "~ ながら~"

~ ながら ~

• Pronounce: Nagara
• Used to show simultaneous actions.
• Used to express 2 things happening at the exact same moment, or more broad.

For example:

• if you're always cooking while looking at recipes....

いつもレシピを見ながら、料理しています。

(itsumo resipi o minagara, ryouri shiteimasu）

• Or if you're listening to music while riding the train…

音楽を聞きながら、電車に乗っています。

(ongaku o kikinagara, densha ni notteimasu）

When talking about habits,?"~ ながら ~" will follow with "[~て] います"

[~て] います

• Pronounce: [~te] imasu
• Used when talking about where you live or what you do. ?

For example:

• I'm always playing video games

いつも ビデオゲームをしています。

(itsumo bideoge-mu o shiteimasu)

• I'm watching a French YouTuber.

毎晩フランス人の ユーチューバーを見ています。

(maiban furansujin no yo-chu-ba- o miteimasu)

And "[~て] います" is the main action

So what do you do every night??

• Every night I am cooking while listening to the podcast.

毎晩ご飯を作りながら、ポッドキャストを聞いています。

(maiban gohan o tsukurinagara, podcast o kiiteimasu.）

ポッドキャストを聞いています is a main action.

Sharing your habits like this can also become a starting point for conversations.

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