Learn Hardcore Russian: Хлеб из нашего местного магазина вкуснее, чем промышленный. - The bread from our local store is tastier than industrial bread.

It means “from our local store.” The preposition из indicates “from,” and нашего местного магазина is a genitive noun phrase that specifies the source of the bread.

How is the comparative form вкуснее formed from the adjective вкусный, and why is it used here?

The adjective вкусный (tasty) becomes вкуснее (tastier) through an irregular comparative formation. Unlike English, where you might say “more tasty,” Russian often changes the adjective’s ending to express comparisons directly. Here, вкуснее is used to denote that the local bread has a higher level of taste.

What role does the word чем play in this sentence?

Чем serves as the conjunction introducing the second element of the comparison. It is equivalent to the English word “than” and connects the quality of being tastier (of the local bread) with the alternative (industrial bread).

Why is the noun phrase нашего местного магазина in the genitive case?

The genitive case is required because the preposition из governs it. Since магазина is in the genitive, its modifying adjectives нашего and местного also appear in the genitive to match in gender, number, and case.

Why does the sentence lack articles like “the” before хлеб?

Russian does not have articles. Therefore, nouns like хлеб are used without any definite or indefinite article, and context along with word order provides the necessary meaning.

What exactly does промышленный refer to, and how is it understood in this context?

Промышленный means “industrial” and in this context it describes bread that is mass-produced rather than made locally. The comparison implies that factory-made (industrial) bread is less tasty than the bread from the local store.