Mission: help a friend choose between two flats
Compare with plus, moins, aussi … que; say what's best with le plus; and the irregular meilleur and mieux.
FrenchA2 · Everyday lifeAbout 5 min: 2 reading, 3 practiceUpdated
- Compare with plus … que, moins … que, aussi … que
- Use meilleur (better, adjective) and mieux (better, adverb)
- Say the most / the least with le plus, la moins
- Compare amounts with plus de, moins de, autant de
Everyday life, A2: lesson 3 of 6
- A2 · Everyday life
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- Mission: help a friend choose between two flats 5 min
- Mission: plan Mum's birthday with your brother 5 min
- Mission: shop at the Saturday market 5 min
- Mission: change your plans without upsetting anyone 6 min
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Level Level A2 (around the DELF A2 exam). Real French: weighing up two flats with a friend.
What it is
Your mission: your friend Chloé has visited two flats, one in the centre and one near the park. She shows you the details and asks, « Tu en penses quoi ? » Compare them on price, size and location, and tell her which one is better.
Comparing with adjectives:
| French | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plus + adjective + que | more … than |
| moins + adjective + que | less … than |
| aussi + adjective + que | as … as |
L'appartement A est plus grand que l'appartement B. Il est moins cher. Il est aussi lumineux. The adjective still agrees: La cuisine est plus grande.
Better: meilleur and mieux. Bon (good) becomes meilleur (better), never wrong: plus bon. Bien (well) becomes mieux: Ce quartier est meilleur. On dort mieux ici.
The most: le / la / les plus + adjective: C'est le plus grand appartement. Le meilleur = the best.
Amounts (nouns): plus de, moins de, autant de + noun: Il y a plus de place mais moins de lumière.
Quick check
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"This flat is better."
- bon → meilleur, never plus bon
- meilleur on its own
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Cet appartement est meilleur.. better (adjective) = meilleur.
Why it matters
Choosing a flat, a restaurant, a train or a phone always means comparing. It's also how people give opinions: C'est plus pratique, c'est moins cher, c'est le meilleur. Comparisons let you say why, not just what.
Worked example
You and Chloé look at the two adverts:
- Chloé: Alors, tu en penses quoi ?
- You: Le premier est plus grand que le deuxième, mais il est plus cher.
- Chloé: Oui, 900 euros contre 750.
- You: Le deuxième est moins cher et aussi lumineux. Et il y a plus de calme près du parc.
- Chloé: Alors, c'est le meilleur ?
- You: Pour moi, oui. Tu seras mieux là-bas !
Real French: Tu en penses quoi ? is how friends ask "What do you think (of it)?" in everyday speech. And c'est mieux is very common for "it's better (as a choice)": Le deuxième, c'est mieux.
Common mistake
Saying wrong: plus bon instead of meilleur. And mixing up meilleur and mieux: meilleur describes a noun (un meilleur prix), mieux describes a verb (il chante mieux), and c'est mieux means "it's a better idea".
Quick check
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"She speaks better than me."
- Describing how she speaks (a verb): mieux
- bien → mieux, never plus bien
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Elle parle mieux que moi.. well → better = bien → mieux.
Key terms
- plus … que / moins … que / aussi … que
- more / less / as … than, as
- meilleur(e)
- better (adjective); le meilleur = the best
- mieux
- better (adverb); c'est mieux = it's better
- le plus, la moins
- the most, the least
- plus de / moins de / autant de
- more / less / as much (+ noun)
- Tu en penses quoi ?
- What do you think (of it)?
Practise the key terms
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| Front | Back |
|---|---|
| plus … que / moins … que / aussi … que | more / less / as … than, as |
| meilleur(e) | better (adjective); le meilleur = the best |
| mieux | better (adverb); c'est mieux = it's better |
| le plus, la moins | the most, the least |
| plus de / moins de / autant de | more / less / as much (+ noun) |
| Tu en penses quoi ? | What do you think (of it)? |
Practice
Quick quiz
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"The flat in the centre is less quiet."
- plus means more
- Before an adjective, just moins
Show answer
L'appartement du centre est moins calme.. moins + adjective.
« C'est le … restaurant du quartier. » (best)
- Before a noun use meilleur
- bon → meilleur
Show answer
meilleur. the best + noun = le meilleur.
Sort it
meilleur or mieux?
un … prix
describes a nounShow answer
meilleur. describes a noun
Elle cuisine …
describes a verbShow answer
mieux. describes a verb
le … film
describes a nounShow answer
meilleur. describes a noun
Je dors … ici
describes a verbShow answer
mieux. describes a verb
Build the sentence
Build "The first flat is bigger than the second."
Show answer
Le premier appartement est plus grand que le deuxième.. plus + adjective + que.
Practise speaking
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Mission role-play. You are Chloé, my French friend who must choose between two flats: one in the centre (900 € a month, 60 m², noisy, near the metro) and one near the park (750 € a month, 45 m², quiet, bright). Speak naturally but clearly, at level A2. Start by telling me the details and asking « Tu en penses quoi ? ». Ask me follow-up questions one at a time. After each of my answers, tell me in English what kind of mistake I made, if any, and let me try again; watch plus / moins / aussi … que and meilleur / mieux. When I have made three comparisons and said which flat is better and why, say « Mission accomplie ! » and give me one tip. Keep every reply under 3 sentences.
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In short
- plus / moins / aussi + adjective + que.
- bon → meilleur (adjective); bien → mieux (adverb). Never plus bon, plus bien (but moins bon, aussi bien are fine).
- le / la / les plus + adjective: the most; le meilleur: the best.
- plus de / moins de / autant de + noun for amounts.
- Spoken: Tu en penses quoi ? C'est mieux.
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How do you say "as expensive as"?
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aussi cher que.
"This is the best café in town."
Show answer
C'est le meilleur café de la ville.
"There is less light."
Show answer
Il y a moins de lumière.
Further reading
- TV5MONDE, Apprendre le français: A2 exercises on comparing.
- RFI, Journal en français facile: news is full of plus de, moins de with numbers.
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