Japanese Particle Lesson: ya Particle Means And (や)

Wai(^_^)/ hello learners, glad to see you again, how are you all? I think you alright and ready to learn a new particle lesson today, don't you? Jaa kyou no joshi wa や desu, the particle today is や, や particle is similar to と particle we learned yesterday, both they mean "and" in English, but there is a little difference between them. If you use や It implies that there may be other things that are unlisted and that not all items in the list may apply. In English, you might think of this as an "and/or, etc." type of listing.

Particle ya (や)

JLPT Level: N5
Meaning: .... and .... etc
Formula: noun や noun

Explanation: や particle implies that there may be other things that are unlisted
Sentence example:

私は店で蜜柑や西瓜やメロンを買いました
watashi wa mise de mikan ya suika ya meron o kaimashita
I bought orange, watermelon etcetera in the store
学校で日本語の文法や単語や漢字などを勉強します
gakkou de nihongo no bunpou ya tango ya kanji nado o benkyou shimasu
in the school, I learn Japanese grammar, vocabulary, kanji etc
私の鞄の中には本や鉛筆やボルペンがあります
watashi no kaban no naka ni wa hon ya enpitsu ya borupen ga arimasu
there are book, pencil, ballpoint etc in my bag

Also learn: Japanese Particle Lesson: to Particle Means And and With (と)

Ok, the lesson today is finished, there is one particle that is also used for listing called とか, I will share about とか particle in the next lesson^^, please wait and see you later.

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