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Describing people 人を描写する
人の見た目と性格について話します。性質には「be」を使い — She is tall、He is kind — 特徴には「have」を使う — She has long hair、He has blue eyes。比べるときは短い語に -er を付ける：taller、older、younger。韓国語はどんな比較にも「more」を使うので、韓国語話者は「more tall」と言う；英語では短い語に -er：「taller」、「more tall」ではない。
Dialogue
More tall or taller? — more tall それとも taller？
- Emma Tell me about your sister, Minsu. What is she like? お姉さんのこと教えて、ミンス。どんな人？
- Minsu She is very kind. And she is more tall than me. 彼女はとても親切です。そして私より more tall です。（間違い: 短い形容詞には -er を付ける —「taller than me」、「more tall」ではない;「more」は「more beautiful」のような長い語だけ）
- Emma Almost! With short words, add -er: "taller", not "more tall". Keep "more" for long words. おしい！短い語には -er を付ける：「taller」、「more tall」ではない。「more」は長い語に。
- Minsu I see. My sister is taller than me, and she has long hair. なるほど。姉は私より背が高くて、髪が長い。
Dialogue
Who is this in the photo? — 写真のこの人は誰？
- Emma Who is this in the photo? 写真のこの人は誰？
- Minsu This is my friend Jack. He is tall and he has short hair. これは友達のジャックです。背が高くて髪が短い。
- Emma Is he older than you? あなたより年上？
- Minsu Yes, a little older. He wears glasses and he is very funny. うん、少し年上。めがねをかけていて、とてもおもしろい。
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| tall | adj. | 背が高い | |
| short | adj. | 背が低い | |
| young | adj. | 若い | |
| old | adj. | 年をとった | |
| beautiful | adj. | 美しい | |
| kind | adj. | 親切な | |
| funny | adj. | おもしろい | |
| hair | n. | 髪 | |
| eyes | n. | 目 | |
| glasses | n. | めがね |
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.
人を描写する動詞は二つ。性質には「be」+ 形容詞：She is tall。He is kind。They are funny。特徴には「have」+ 特徴：She has long hair。He has blue eyes。I have glasses。二人を比べるときは短い形容詞に -er を付けて「than」を続ける：tall → taller、old → older、young → younger。She is taller than me。長い形容詞は前に「more」：beautiful → more beautiful。二つを混ぜない：「taller」であって「more tall」ではない。韓国語はすべての比較を一語（「더」= more）で示すので、韓国語話者は「more tall」に手を伸ばす — でも英語の短い語は代わりに -er を取る。
- She is tall and she has long hair. 彼女は背が高くて髪が長い。
- He has blue eyes and he wears glasses. 彼は青い目でめがねをかけている。
- My sister is taller than me. 姉は私より背が高い。
- This actor is more famous than that one. この俳優はあの俳優より有名だ。
pronunciation
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