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Describing people
Dialogue
More tall or taller?
- Emma Tell me about your sister, Minsu. What is she like?
- Minsu She is very kind. And she is more tall than me.
- Emma Almost! With short words, add -er: "taller", not "more tall". Keep "more" for long words.
- Minsu I see. My sister is taller than me, and she has long hair.
Dialogue
Who is this in the photo?
- Emma Who is this in the photo?
- Minsu This is my friend Jack. He is tall and he has short hair.
- Emma Is he older than you?
- Minsu Yes, a little older. He wears glasses and he is very funny.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| tall | adj. | tall | |
| short | adj. | short | |
| young | adj. | young | |
| old | adj. | old | |
| beautiful | adj. | beautiful | |
| kind | adj. | kind | |
| funny | adj. | funny | |
| hair | n. | hair | |
| eyes | n. | eyes | |
| glasses | n. | glasses |
Grammar
She is taller than me She is taller than me
Two verbs describe people. Use "be" + adjective for a quality: She is tall. He is kind. They are funny. Use "have" + a feature: She has long hair. He has blue eyes. I have glasses. To compare two people, add -er to a short adjective and follow with "than": tall → taller, old → older, young → younger. She is taller than me. For longer adjectives, put "more" in front: beautiful → more beautiful. Do not mix the two: say "taller", not "more tall". Korean marks every comparison with one word ("deo" = more), so Korean speakers reach for "more tall" — but short English words take -er instead.
Two verbs describe people. Use "be" + adjective for a quality: She is tall. He is kind. They are funny. Use "have" + a feature: She has long hair. He has blue eyes. I have glasses. To compare two people, add -er to a short adjective and follow with "than": tall → taller, old → older, young → younger. She is taller than me. For longer adjectives, put "more" in front: beautiful → more beautiful. Do not mix the two: say "taller", not "more tall". Korean marks every comparison with one word ("deo" = more), so Korean speakers reach for "more tall" — but short English words take -er instead.
- She is tall and she has long hair. She is tall and she has long hair.
- He has blue eyes and he wears glasses. He has blue eyes and he wears glasses.
- My sister is taller than me. My sister is taller than me.
- This actor is more famous than that one. This actor is more famous than that one.
pronunciation
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