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๐ŸŒธ Japanese Topic 82ๅˆ็ดš๐ŸŒฟ Elementary

ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒใ€œใงใ™ใ‹

Dochira ga ... desu ka

Which one is...?

๐ŸŒธ Comparing Two Items ๐ŸŒธ

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๐Ÿ’ฌ Dialogue

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšใ‚Šใ‚“ใ”ใจใƒใƒŠใƒŠใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒ็”˜ใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Ringo to banana, dochira ga amai desu ka.

Between apples and bananas, which is sweeter?

ใฏใช๏ผšใ‚Šใ‚“ใ”ใฎใปใ†ใŒ็”˜ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

Ringo no hou ga amai desu.

Apples are sweeter.

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšใ‚ณใƒผใƒ’ใƒผใจ็ด…่Œถใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Koohii to koucha, dochira ga suki desu ka.

Coffee or tea, which do you like?

ใฏใช๏ผš็ด…่Œถใฎใปใ†ใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ€‚

Koucha no hou ga suki desu.

I like tea more.

ใ‚ฑใƒณ๏ผšใƒ†ใƒ‹ใ‚นใจใ‚ตใƒƒใ‚ซใƒผใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒ้ข็™ฝใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Tenisu to sakkaa, dochira ga omoshiroi desu ka.

Tennis or soccer, which is more interesting?

ใฏใช๏ผšใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‚‚้ข็™ฝใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

Dochira mo omoshiroi desu.

Both are interesting.

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๐Ÿ“– Vocabulary

5 words
ใ‚Šใ‚“ใ”ringoapple
ใ‚ใพใ„amaisweet
ใ“ใ†ใกใ‚ƒkouchablack tea
ใŠใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚ใ„omoshiroiinteresting / fun
ใฉใกใ‚‰dochirawhich (of two)
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โญ Key Sentence

A ใจ Bใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒ ใ€œ ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

A to B, dochira ga ... desu ka?

Between A and B, which one is...?

  • Pattern: A ใจ Bใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒ ใ€œ ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚
  • Meaning: Which of the two is...?
ใƒใ‚นใจ้›ป่ปŠใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒ้€Ÿใ„ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Basu to densha, dochira ga hayai desu ka.

Between the bus and the train, which is faster?

็Šฌใจ็Œซใ€ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒๅฅฝใใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚

Inu to neko, dochira ga suki desu ka.

Dogs or cats, which do you like?

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๐ŸŽ“ Explanation

When you want to compare two specific items and ask which one has a certain quality, you use "ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒ".

The structure usually starts with A ใจ B (A and B), followed by the question word ใฉใกใ‚‰ใŒ (which one).

To answer, you use the pattern ใ€œใฎใปใ†ใŒ to indicate which one is 'more' of the quality mentioned.

If both are equal, you can say ใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‚‚ (both).

Dochira ga suki desu ka?
= 'Which one do you like?'

Ringo no hou ga amai desu.
= 'Apples are sweeter.'

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๐Ÿ“ Quiz

How do you ask 'Which is faster?' when comparing two things?