Buying a computer · Explaining a choice

Explaining a choice in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Explaining a choice.

Add er to many short adjectives for comparison and use more with many longer adjectives. Put than before the second option.

Context: Buying a computer. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

It has a faster processor and a larger keyboard.

فيه معالج أسرع ولوحة مفاتيح أكبر.

I travel often, so a lighter laptop is more useful to me.

أسافر كثيرًا، لذا يفيدني الحاسوب الأخف أكثر.

I do not need the most expensive model for my work.

لا أحتاج إلى أغلى طراز لأداء عملي.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: It has a faster processor and a larger keyboard.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: لا أحتاج إلى أغلى طراز لأداء عملي.