Noun/Verb + とか + Noun/Verb + とか

[Things Like / Such As]

Connection:

• Noun + とか: りんごとかオレンジ (things like apples and oranges)
• Verb plain + とか: 食べるとか飲むとか (things like eating and drinking)
• Casual, informal listing

Usage patterns:

1. Single とか:

• X とか = "something like X" (implying similar things)
• Example: 映画とか見ます (I watch things like movies)

2. Multiple とか:

• A とか B とか = "A and B (and so on)"
• Example: 本とか雑誌とか買った (I bought things like books and magazines)

とか vs たり vs や:

• とか = casual listing (most informal)
• たり = formal listing of actions
• や = formal listing of nouns (written)

Examples:

• 週末は映画を見るとか買い物をするとかします (On weekends I do things like watch movies and go shopping)
• 犬とか猫とかが好きです (I like things like dogs and cats)
• 京都とか奈良とか行きたいです (I want to go to places like Kyoto and Nara)