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Adventures in Japanese 2
Japanese | English |
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Aと Bで | between A and B |
どっち | which (one of two)? [informal] |
どちら | which (one of two)? [polite] |
こちら | this one [polite equivalent of これ] |
そちら | that one [polite equivalent of それ] |
あちら | that one over there [polite equivalent of あれ] |
(~の)ほう | alternative [Ex: こちらのほうが好きです。= I prefer this one.] |
~より | more than~ |
もっと | more |
ずっと | by far |
りょうほう | both |
どちら/どっち も+ Neg. | neither, not either~ [どちら is polite, どっち is informal] |
お好きですか。 | Do you like it? [polite] |
Superiorに さしあげます | To give to a superior [humble form of あげます] |
何をさしあげましょうか。 | May I help you? [Lit. "what shall I give you?"] |
てんいん | store clerk |
(お)きゃく(さま) | customer, guest [お and さま add politeness] |
白 | [しろ] white |
百 | [ヒャク, ビャク, ピャク] hundred |
Noun 1の ほうが (or は) Noun 2より (もっと) い/な adj.です。 / Noun 2より Noun 1の ほう が (もっと) い/な adj.です。 | Noun 1 is more than Noun 2. [Compares 2 nouns. The noun followed by のほうが or は is the subject, & the noun that is comparatively less is followed by より. |
Noun 1と Noun2(と)では (or と or で) どちら/どっち のほうが い/な adj.ですか。 | Which is more (い/な adj.), Noun 1 or Noun 2? |