Lesson 30: より・ほう・いちばん

N5 · Lesson 30 · 18 min — Use より, の ほう and いちばん to compare two things and pick the "most 〜" one

Last lesson you learned: なにか・だれか (something, someone), なにも + negative (nothing at all), person + に (the target of an action), and AやB (など). This lesson is about comparing: which is faster, which you like more, which tastes best. You will use it to order food, pick a train or choose a hotel! Let's read the comic first.

After this lesson, you can:

Kumata's Challenge

The quizzes for the new term are back... Kumata, a classmate who arrived a year before Rin, seems to have done well. Tap a bubble to hear the Japanese. (小しょうテスト = quiz; 漢字かんじ = kanji; ぎょうざ = gyoza; クラス = class)

Two things: AよりBのほうが〜. Ask "AとBとどちらが". Three or more: 「〜の中なかでいちばん」. Next lesson: Rin decides to make his Japanese better!

Comparison words and example words

Grammar 1 / 3: 〜 than (より)

Aは Bより + adjective です: 新幹線しんかんせんは バスより 速はやいです = The Shinkansen is faster than the bus

Grammar 2 / 3: 〜 more (ほう)

Aより Bの ほうが〜: うどんより ラーメンの ほうが 好すきです = I like ramen more than udon

Grammar 3 / 3: Most 〜 (いちばん)

Group + の中なかで + Nが いちばん〜: くだものの 中なかで いちごが いちばん 好すきです = Among fruits, I like strawberries the most