Compare a library and a café in a polite message to a friend.

The idea

Introduce both options, then use AはBより… to compare them on one point. 一方 introduces a contrasting point; ので gives your reason, and Aの方がいい states your preference. End by inviting the reader’s opinion.

Examples

  • 待まち合あわせの場所ばしょは、図書館としょかんとカフェを考かんがえています。We are considering the library and the café as meeting places.
  • 図書館としょかんはカフェより静しずかです。The library is quieter than the café.
  • 一方いっぽう、カフェは駅えきに近ちかいです。On the other hand, the café is closer to the station.
  • カフェは便利べんりですが、うるさいかもしれません。The café is convenient, but it may be noisy.
  • 静しずかに話はなしたいので、図書館としょかんの方ほうがいいと思おもいます。Because we want to talk quietly, I think the library is better.
  • どちらがいいと思おもいますか。Which do you think would be better?

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Watch out

より marks the option used as the comparison, not the preferred one. A quiet library may restrict conversation, so check its rules before arranging a meeting.

Try it yourself

  1. 図書館としょかんはカフェ＿静しずかです。（より／ので）

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    より

    より marks the café as the comparison: the library is quieter.

  2. カフェは便利べんりです。＿、図書館としょかんは静しずかです。（一方いっぽう／まず）

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    一方

    一方 introduces a contrasting characteristic of the other option.

  3. 静しずかに話はなしたい＿、図書館としょかんを選えらびます。（ので／より）

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    ので

    ので connects the desire to talk quietly to the choice.

  4. 図書館としょかんの＿がいいと思おもいます。（方ほう／駅えき）

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    方

    方 completes の方がいい, expressing which option is preferable.

Use it today

Write a message comparing two places on two criteria. Explain your choice and ask the recipient what they think.