which is more ..., A or B?

To compare exactly two things, use A to B to dochira ga plus an adjective. Dochira asks which of the two; the casual form is docchi. Answer with no hou ga.

Examples

• コーヒーと紅茶こうちゃとどちらが好すきですか。

  Koohii to koucha to dochira ga suki desu ka.

  Which do you like more, coffee or tea?

• 海うみと山やまとどちらが好すきですか。

  Umi to yama to dochira ga suki desu ka.

  Which do you prefer, the sea or the mountains?

Vocabulary in these examples

• コーヒー coffee
• 紅茶 black tea
• どちら which way; which (polite)
• 好き liked; favorite
• 海 sea
• 山 mountain

Related patterns · Comparisons

• AはBより〜 A is more ... than B
• 〜のほうが ... is more (the preferred or greater side)
• 〜（の中）でいちばん〜 the most ... (superlative)