I only know aida means a between a space or time and that uchi can only be
used with a particle, but other than that, what do these words literally mean
, how do you use them and what are the ways they differ?
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grammar words
When saying "while" doing something, how do: 間、うち and ながら differ?
As for the difference between 間 and うち, see: [When describing time span, are 間
{あいだ} and 内 {うち}
interchangeable?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/2620/5010)

ながら is used in the following two situations:

  1. To emphasize one is making two different actions simultaneously.

>     * 食べながらテレビを見るな。 Don't watch TV while eating.
>     * 走りながらラジオを聞いていました。 I was listening to the radio while running.

  2. To mean "despite".

>     * 彼はプロの野球選手でありながら、ピアノも上手だ。  
>  He is good at playing the piano despite being a professional baseball
> player.
>     * 貧乏ながら幸せに暮らしています。  
>  While I'm in poverty, I'm leading a happy life.
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