Comparative structures
I can compare things.
Look at these examples. Can you spot the grammar pattern?
佢高過我。
He/She is taller than me.
呢間餐廳平過嗰間。
This restaurant is cheaper than that one.
我冇你咁叻。
I'm not as smart as you.
Pay attention to the highlighted parts. What do they have in common?
A + adj + 過 + B = "A is more [adj] than B"
我高過你。(I am taller than you.)
香港熱過倫敦。(Hong Kong is hotter than London.)
冇 + B + 咁 + adj: 我冇你咁高。(I'm not as tall as you.)
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises
Practice ExercisesUsing Mandarin 比 structure instead of 過.
佢高過我。
He/She is taller than me.
高過 = taller than. ADJ + 過 + compared item.
呢間餐廳平過嗰間。
This restaurant is cheaper than that one.
平過 = cheaper than. 呢間...嗰間 = this one...that one.
我冇你咁叻。
I'm not as smart as you.
冇...咁 = not as...as. Negative comparison pattern.
Practice in course
Apply this grammar in A1 course exercises