Comparatives 2 : Preferences Flashcards

1
Q

Mamə indiyāvəTə vaDā lankāvəTə kœməti

A

I prefer Sri Lanka to India
Note that there are 2 -Tə endings in this example: the first is because of the comparative ( indiyāvəTə vaDā) the second is because of kœmati (lankāvəTə kœmati = I like Sri Lanka).

The alternative word order is also possible but might be more likely to cause confusion;
Mamə lankāvəTə indiyāvəTə kœmati

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2
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I prefer the dog to the cat

A

Mamə pūsaTə vaDā ballaTə kœmati

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I prefer Colombo to Kandy

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Mamə NuwarəTə vaDā KolombəTə kœmati

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4
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I prefer this book to that one

A

Mamə é potəTə vaDā mē potəTə kœmati

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5
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I prefer India to Sri Lanka

A

Mamə LankāveTə vaDā IndiyavəTə kœmati

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I prefer cats to dogs

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Mamə ballenTə vaDā pūsanTə kœmati

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7
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Remember with some words (inaminate plurals, uncountable nouns and foreign place names), the ending -valəTə is used instead of -tə

Mamə Melbourne-valeTə vaDā Sydney-valəTə kœmati

A

I prefer Sydney to Melbourne

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8
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Remember with some words (inaminate plurals, uncountable nouns and foreign place names), the ending -valəTə is used instead of -tə

I prefer these shoes to those shoes

A

Mamə é sappattu-valəTə vaDā mé sappattu-valəTə kœmati

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Remember with some words (inaminate plurals, uncountable nouns and foreign place names), the ending -valəTə is used instead of -tə

I prefer mangoes to pineapples

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Mamə annāsi-valəTə vaDā ambə-valeTə kœmati

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10
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Remember with some words (inaminate plurals, uncountable nouns and foreign place names), the ending -valəTə is used instead of -tə

I prefer pizza to sushi

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Mamə sushi-valeTə vaDā pizza valeTə kœmati

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11
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Remember with some words (inaminate plurals, uncountable nouns and foreign place names), the ending -valəTə is used instead of -tə

I prefer sri lankan food to Indian food

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Mamə Indiyāvə kœma-valeTə vaDə lankāvə kœma-valeTə kœmati

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12
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Remember with some words (inaminate plurals, uncountable nouns and foreign place names), the ending -valəTə is used instead of -tə

I prefer New York to London

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Mamə London-valeTə vaDā New York-valeTə kœmati

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