In Korean, the word for “more” is 더 [deo]. In English, relatively short words change forms

instead of having the word “more” in front, such as “shorter”, “hotter”, and “faster”. In Korean, however, all words just have 더 in front of them.

• 더 is pronounced more like tho than do…

Les exemples

빠르다 [ppa-reu-da] = to be fast더 빠르다 [deo ppa-reu-da] = to be faster

비싸다 [bi-ssa-da] = to be expensive더 비싸다 [deo bi-ssa-da] = to be more expensive

예뻐요. [ye-ppeo-yo.] = It is pretty. / You are pretty. / She is pretty.더 예뻐요. [deo ye-ppeo-yo.] = It is prettier. / You are prettier. / She is prettier.

How to say “than” in Korean The word for “than” or “compared to” is -보다 [-bo-da]. The basic construction for this is not very complicated, but the word order in Korean is completely different from in English. Take a look at the following example: English: A watermelon is bigger than an apple. Korean: 수박은 사과보다 더 커요. [su-ba-geun sa-gwa-bo-da deo keo-yo.]

• In the English sentence above, the word “than” comes BEFORE “apple”, but in Korean, the word -보다 (which means “than”) comes AFTER 사과, which means “apple”.

Les conjugasions

than A = A 보다

more (verb/adjective/adverb) than A = A 보다 더 (verb/adjective/adverb)

Les exemples

to be big = 크다 [keu-da]

to be bigger = 더 크다 [deo keu-da]

It is bigger. = 더 커요. [deo keo-yo.]

It is bigger than this one. = 이거보다 더 커요. [i-geo-bo-da deo keo-yo.]

to be nice = 좋다 [jo-ta]

to be nicer = 더 좋다 [deo jo-ta]