In this lesson, I will introduce you the particle や.

や also connects noun A and noun B just like the particle と.

や suggests that the things referred to are proposed as examples.

にほんしょく　のなかで　すし　や　てんぷら　が　すきです。

Among Japanese food, I like Sushi and Tempura, for example.

* や implies you have some other foods you like, but you raise Sushi and Tempura as examples.

アメリカ　や　ドイツ　に　いったことがあります。

I have been to the US and Germany, for example.

* This sentence also implies that I have been to the other countries as well.

References:

The Particle "to"

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/The-Particle-to-en8953

X likes Y / X dislikes Y

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/X-likes-Y--X-dislikes-Y-encubj

How to describe your experience

https://anchor.fm/yuya-sato/episodes/How-to-describe-your-experience-eog5ti

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