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Usages of dochira
「夏 と 冬、 どちら の 方 が 好き か。」 「夏 の 方 が 冬 より 好き だ。」「natsu to fuyu, dochira no hou ga suki ka.」 「natsu no hou ga fuyu yori suki da.」
A: Which do you like more, summer or winter? B: I like summer more than winter.
映画 を 見る か 本 を 読む か、 どちら が いい です か。eiga o miru ka hon o yomu ka, dochira ga ii desu ka.
Would you prefer to watch a movie or read a book?
どちら の 本 が 好き です か？dochira no hon ga suki desu ka?
Which book do you like?
どちら へ 行きます か？dochira e ikimasu ka?
Which way are you going?
どちら が 正しい 答え です か？dochira ga tadashii kotae desu ka?
Which one is the correct answer?
縦書き と 横書き、 どちら が 好き です か？tategaki to yokogaki, dochira ga suki desu ka?
Do you prefer vertical writing or horizontal writing?
どちら が 正しい か 分かりません。dochira ga tadashii ka wakarimasen.
I don't know which one is correct.
都会 と 田舎、 どちら が 好き です か？tokai to inaka, dochira ga suki desu ka?
Which do you prefer, the city or the countryside?
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