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yatte やって do (te-form)
dō yatte どうやって how; how to do
something

monorēru モノレール monorail
benri (na) 便利 convenient; handy

JR JR Japan Rail
Hamamatsu-chō 浜松町 Hamamatsu-cho (a
station in Tokyo)

itte 行って go (te-form)

norikaeru 乗り換える transfer
norikaete 乗り換えて transfer (te-form)
kippu 切符 ticket

yori より than

IC kādo ICカード IC card
X no hō Xの方 X (the alternative)

X no hō ga i’i Xの方がいい X is better

ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY

fuben (na) 不便 inconvenient

Pasumo PASMO PASMO (IC card for
private railroad)
Narita kūkō 成田空港 Narita Airport

kō こう in this way; like this
sō そう in that way; like that

ā ああ in that way; like that

GRAMMAR NOTE Comparing Two or More Items

When comparing X and Y, the question word dochira or docchi “which
alternative of the two” is commonly used. In answering the question, the particle
-yori “rather than” and -hō “the alternative of Y out of the two” are commonly
used, but if the item X is clear from the context, you can omit it.

X to Y to, dochira (no hō) ga i’i desu Which is better, X or Y?
ka.