Guests and coworkers alike will ask you every day: 'Which ski area do you recommend?' 'Which ramen is the best?' Nail the two patterns — pairwise comparison and 'best of all' — and you become the de-facto local guide.
A より B の ほうが C — Between A and B, B is more C.
Asking: 『A と B、どちらが 〜 ですか』
[scope] の 中で、[this] が 一番 [〜] — Within [scope], [this] is the most [〜].
Question words by category:
1. Preference: スキーより、スノーボードのほうが好きです。 2. Price: ヒラフは、花園より高いです。 3. Difficulty: ハナゾーンのコースは、ヒラフより、やさしいです。
Use the 4 Niseko areas (Hirafu, Hanazono, Niseko Village, Annupuri) as drill material — you'll use these in guest conversations the same day.
more than / compared to
the 〜 side / option
the most / #1
which (of two)
which (of three+)
wide / spacious
easy / gentle
difficult
B is more 〜 than A. Pairwise comparison.
Within 〜, 〜 is the most 〜. Pick one from many.
On the lift line, a regular guest asks for a recommendation
Say: 'I prefer snowboarding to skiing.'
Pick the right question word for 'Of 4 ski areas, which is best?':
Order: が / 中で / ニセコの / 一番 / 花園 / パウダー
ヒラフと花園、どちらが好きですか。
A guest asks you to compare the 4 Niseko areas (Hirafu, Hanazono, Niseko Village, Annupuri). Write 3 Japanese sentences: one pairwise, one superlative, one about price.
Tomorrow: future plans. Make 『来月はオーストラリアに帰るつもりです』 flow naturally.