Shopping 2
Mine is better!
To say you like cats more than dogs, you’d say 犬より猫のほうが好きです. より goes after the thing you like less, and のほうが goes after the thing you like more!
ズボンよりドレスのほうが好きです。
I like dresses more than pants.
I like dresses more than pants.
You can do the same thing with adjectives too! Which is bigger, better, faster, stronger?
この帽子よりその帽子のほうがかわいいです。
That hat is cuter than this hat.
That hat is cuter than this hat.
The very bestest!
Ever want to talk about how Duolingo is the best? You can put 一番 in front of any adjective to say that it is the best, the coolest, the most interesting, etc.!
これが一番高いダイヤモンドです。
This is the most expensive diamond.
This is the most expensive diamond.
一番速い新幹線はどれですか？
Which bullet train is the fastest?
Which bullet train is the fastest?
The small one!
Often times in English, we say things like I’ll take the big one or Can I have the pink one? In Japanese, you’d use the word の!
小さいのを三つください。
Three small ones, please.
Three small ones, please.
その赤いのをください。
Please give me the red one.
Please give me the red one.