説明を聞きながらメモを取るとあとで復習しやすいよ

N4 説明 setsumei explanation, clarification N5 聞きながら kikinagara while listening N3 メモ memo memo, note, memorandum N5 取る toru take, get N4 復習 fukushuu review, revision

N3 説 setsu, zei / to.ku opinion, theory, explanation N4 明 mei, myou, min / a.kari, aka.rui, aka.rumu, aka.ramu, aki.raka, a.keru, -a.ke, a.ku, a.kuru, a.kasu bright, light, clair N5 聞 bun, mon / ki.ku, ki.koeru hear, ask, listen N3 取 shu / to.ru, to.ri, to.ri-, tori, -do.ri take, fetch, take up N2 復 fuku / mata restore, return to, revert N4 習 shuu, ju / nara.u, nara.i learn, apprendre, aprender

N4 〜ながら nagara Indicates two simultaneous actions by the same subject, attaches to the verb stem, means doing one thing while doing another N4 〜やすい yasui Indicates ease of performing an action, attaches to the verb stem, means easy to do N4 〜ながらも nagara mo Indicates contrast between two ideas, attaches to verb or adjective stem, means although or despite N4 〜し shi Indicates multiple reasons or qualities, connects clauses or adjectives, means besides that, and also N5 〜が ga Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜で de Indicates where an action happens, means used, tool, cause, or material depending on context N5 〜と to Indicates company, quotation, natural condition, complete list, or direct connection between elements N5 〜よ yo Sentence ending particle adding information to listener, emphasizes statement, expresses certainty or warning