Lesson11:AあいだにB -/A aidani B -/B while A-
Audio
Dialog
男：来月から東京に一年間留学します。
女：いいですね。
男：日本にいるあいだにたくさんの日本語を覚えたいです。
女：頑張ってください。
M:I will study in Tokyo for 1 year from next month.
F:That is good!
M:I want to learn Japanese language as many as possilbe while I am in Japan.
F:Good luck!
Grammar explaination
You can use “AあいだにB” when you want to say “B while A”.
event B takes place in the middle of another event A
Verb dictionary form or te-form+ aida ni
■The patterns is below:
B takes place, while A = A (ている)あいだにB
Example sentences
彼氏が働いている間に寝ます。
I will sleep while my boyfriend is working.
日本にいるあいだに、日本人の彼氏とつきあっていた。
While I was in Japan, I dated with a Japanese guy.
留守の間に彼女がきました。
My girlfriend came while I was out.
Vocabularies
留学する(to go abroad to study)
覚える(to memorize, to remember)
頑張る(do one’s best; do what one can)
Keep up with your studies!