🌸 Japanese Topic 79初級🌿 Elementary

Aは Bより〜

A wa B yori ...

A is more ... than B.

🌸 Making Comparisons 🌸

💬 Dialogue

🌸 Comparing Two Things 🌸

ケン：北海道は東京より寒いですか。

Hokkaido wa Tokyo yori samui desu ka.

Is Hokkaido colder than Tokyo?

ハナ：はい、北海道は東京よりずっと寒いです。

Hai, Hokkaido wa Tokyo yori zutto samui desu.

Yes, Hokkaido is much colder than Tokyo.

ケン：新幹線は飛行機より速いですか。

Shinkansen wa hikouki yori hayai desu ka.

Is the Shinkansen faster than a plane?

ハナ：いいえ、飛行機は新幹線より速いです。

Iie, hikouki wa shinkansen yori hayai desu.

No, planes are faster than the Shinkansen.

ケン：このりんごは、そのみかんより甘いですね。

Kono ringo wa, sono mikan yori amai desu ne.

This apple is sweeter than that mandarin, isn't it?

ハナ：ええ、とてもおいしいです。

Ee, totemo oishii desu.

Yes, it is very delicious.

📖 Vocabulary

5 words

KanaRomajiEnglish

さむいsamuicold (weather)

はやいhayaifast

あまいamaisweet

ひこうきhikoukiairplane

しんかんせんshinkansenbullet train

⭐ Key Sentence

A は B より [Adjective] です。

A wa B yori [Adjective] desu.

A is more [Adjective] than B.

Pattern: AはBより〜
Meaning: Comparing two things.

キリンはゾウより背が高いです。

Kirin wa zou yori se ga takai desu.

Giraffes are taller than elephants.

車は自転車より速いです。

Kuruma wa jitensha yori hayai desu.

Cars are faster than bicycles.

🎓 Explanation

To compare two things in Japanese, we use the particle より (yori), which means "than".

The item being compared (the subject) is marked with は, and the item used as the standard of comparison is followed by より.

The sentence usually ends with an adjective and です. Unlike English, you don't need to change the adjective form (like 'cold' to 'colder').

Inu wa neko yori ookii desu.
= 'Dogs are bigger than cats.'

📝 Quiz