N4
とか～とか
Among other things, For example, Such as
健康のために野菜を食べるとか水を飲むとかしています。
For my health, I do things like eat vegetables and drink water.
Explanation
「AとかBとか」 gives examples and hints that there are more. It is very common in speech and sounds relaxed.
It works with nouns, verbs and adjectives: 「本とかノートとか買った」 (I bought books, notebooks and so on); 「休みの日は、寝るとか映画を見るとかしています」 (On days off I sleep, watch movies, that sort of thing).
Mixed up with
「AやBなど」 mainly lists nouns and also fits writing and formal speech.
「～たり～たりする」 is for listing actions and states, and is the standard pattern on exams.
「とか～とか」 lists nouns or verbs and is the most casual; avoid stacking it in formal writing or business documents.
Easily confused withたり～たりする・とか～とか: the difference ›