Comparisons: 'plus…que', moins…que', 'aussi…que'
Learning outcomes
I can compare people or things using three different comparative adjectives with 'que'.
I can pronounce [om] and [on] as identical nasal sounds before a consonant, and different oral sounds before a vowel.
Comparisons: 'plus…que', moins…que', 'aussi…que'
Learning outcomes
I can compare people or things using three different comparative adjectives with 'que'.
I can pronounce [om] and [on] as identical nasal sounds before a consonant, and different oral sounds before a vowel.
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Key learning points
- Normally the SSCs [om] and [on] are identical nasal sounds. However they sound different when placed before a vowel.
- Before a vowel the ‘om’ and ‘on’ are pronounced as oral sounds, so they sound different from one another.
- To compare people and things in French, we say one is more/less + adjective than another. We use 'que' for 'than'.
- We use 'plus ... que' for 'more than', 'moins ... que' for 'less than' and 'aussi ... que' for 'as... as'.
- 'Bon' (good) and 'mauvais' (bad) have special comparative forms: 'meilleur' (better) and 'pire' (worse).
Keywords
[om] - sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in ‘nom’, a nasal sound
[on] - sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in ‘non’, a nasal sound
Comparative - a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
Common misconception
There is an equivalent way to add -er onto adjectives to make comparisons like in English.
We cannot change adjectives to make comparisons in French. To compare two people or things, we instead have to say that one is more or less 'something' than another. For example: 'Elle est plus grande que son frère.' She is taller than her brother.
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