Korean Lessons ᚛ Level 3 - Korean for Beginners #2 (Lessons 61 to 90) ᚛ Lesson 65 - Comparison in Korean [보다]
Comparison in Korean [보다]
Compare in Korean
The particle 보다 is used to compare two elements to be able to use expressions such as "more … than" or "less … than" in sentences like "I'm taller than you." or "Bananas are less expensive than apples."
The particle 보다 is placed just after the element is compared. In English, it could literally be translated as "in comparison to".
To construct comparative phrases, we need the two following words:
- 더 (= more)
- 덜 (= less)
겨울은 여름보다 더 추워요.
→ The winter is colder than the summer. (Lit. Winter, in comparison to summer, is colder.)
바나나는 사과보다 덜 비싸요.
→ Bananas are less expensive than apples. (Lit. Bananas, in comparison to apples, are less expensive.)
나는 고양이보다 강아지를 더 좋아해.
→ I prefer dogs over cats. (Lit: I like dogs more than cats.)
보라 씨는 파란색보다 분홍색이 더 잘 어울려요.
→ Pink looks better on Bora than blue does.
내 신발보다 민지 신발이 더 커요.
→ Minji's shoes are bigger than mine.
Natural comparative phrases
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Comparison in numbers of times
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Exercises
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Particles are omnipresent in Korean. They indicate the role of words in a sentence, nuance meaning, and make it possible to understand who does what, where, how, and why.
Particles are also often the aspect that causes the most difficulty for Korean learners. In grammar books, they are usually presented in the middle of long sentences, with complex vocabulary, without being clearly highlighted.
With Korean Particles, we made the opposite choice:
taking the time to explain each particle, one by one, using very simple sentences, accessible even to beginners.
