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level: Comparisons

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level questions: Comparisons

Question	Answer
【ほう】 – direction; side	方
(particle) – rather than ～	～より
(particle) – extent of ～	～ほど
Which do (you) like more, dog or cat? (lit: Dog and cat, which side is (the) one (you like)?)	犬と猫、どちらの方が好き？
Like dog more than cat. (lit: Like the side of dog rather than cat.)	犬の方が猫より好き。
Hate dog more than cat. (lit: Hate the side of dog rather than cat.)	犬の方が猫より嫌い。
Don’t like cat as much as dog. (lit: Don’t like cat to extent of dog.)	猫は、犬ほど好きじゃない。
Which do (you) think is harder, English or Japanese? (lit: English and Japanese, which side is harder (you) think?)	英語と日本語、どちらの方が難しいと思いますか？
せわ - take care	世話
(I’m) sure	きっと
こどものとき - when (you) were a child	子供の時
べつに - not really	別に
Anyway	とにかく
Alice: Which do (you) like more, dog or cat	アリス：猫と犬、どちらの方が好き？
Lee: I like both. (lit: Like either way also.)	りー：僕は、どちらも好き。
John: Isn’t dog better. Because (they’re) smarter than cats.	ジョン：犬の方がいいんじゃない？猫より頭がいいから。
Alice: But dog(s) are tougher to take care of and don’t (you) think cat(s) are cuter?	アリス：でも、犬の方が世話が大変だし、猫の方がかわいいと思わない？
John: (I) think both are tough to take care of and as for me, I think dogs are much more cute.	ジョン：世話はどちらも大変だと思うし、俺は、犬がもっとかわいいと思うよ。
Alice: Why do (you) hate cat(s) that much?	アリス：どうして猫がそんなに嫌いなの？
John: (I’m) not saying (I) hate (them)!	ジョン：嫌いだと言ってないよ！
Alice: (I’m) sure, when (you) were a child, something bad occurred with a cat, huh?	アリス：きっと、子供の時に、猫と何か悪い事が起きたんだね。
John: No, not really…	ジョン：いや、別に・・・。
Alice: Anyway, (I) have never met a person that hates cat(s) to the extent of John-san.	アリス：とにかく、ジョンさんほど猫が嫌いな人は、会った事ないよ。
John: Like I said, (I) don’t hate (them).	ジョン：だから、嫌いじゃないって。