Everyday Japanese ㊽

　　　　　　　Everyday Japanese ㊽

                (Particles: parallel markers とか)

This can roughly be translated as “things like A and B.” The concept is similar to や, which leaves something unlisted. However, や is more formal than とか.

e.g., (わたしは)すしとかラーメンが好(す)きです。

(watashi wa sushi toka ramen ga suki desu.)

    I like sushi and ramen.

  　(かれは)サッカーや野球(やきゅう)をします。

　　 (kare wa soccer ya yakyu- wo shimasu.)

* This is often heard in conversation in order to show examples. For instance, if someone says “I want to eat something delicious,” you can reply “すしとか (like Sushi)？”

e.g., 海(うみ)とかどうですか？ (umi toka doudesuka?)

　　　How about the sea?

　　　カフェとか行（い）きませんか？　（café toka ikimasenka?）

 　　Won’t　you go to café?

    川(かわ)かはナイル川（がわ）とかですか？(kawa wa nairu gawa toka desuka?)

　　　As for river, is it Nile?

Cited from

https://www.wasabi-jpn.com/japanese-grammar/parallel-markers-to-ya-and-ka/