第二年第二百二十八天

[nnozomi]

语法
比起 + N (+ 来), "compared to X..." (top of page)
https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparisons_with_%22biqi%22

词汇
难过, sorry/upset; 难看, ugly; 难受, uncomfortable; 难题, difficult problem; 难听, unpleasant to hear ( pinyin )

https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-2-word-list/

Guardian:
可比起你这九十九重人格更不合理吧, it's more irrational even than your 99-fold personality
这里的情况比起龙城更惨啊, the state of affairs here is even worse than in Dragon City
你做梦的时候看起来样子很难受, you looked upset when you were dreaming

Me:
比起摇滚音乐来，我更喜欢听古典音乐。
这真的是难题，我一个人来不了。

Chinese journey and a question

[mekare]

So, I am on day 115 of doing Duolingo Chinese and I think finally feel ready to check out some vocab posts here ^^ I didn‘t expect to stick to learning since I started super casually, but let‘s say Duolingo seems to be working for me.

I have also signed up for a beginner level A1 course to finally be able to talk to real people (hopefully) and ask specific questions. The course description says beginners with some prior knowledge and course topics will include introducing family members and ordering food. Both are topics I have covered in Duolingo before, but I‘m hoping to practise some writing and learn more vocab.

Some sentences on my current level:

我要面。
我吃饭也吃面。
我不喝冰茶。

Regarding 要， is there a more polite way to phrase that? So far I have learned nothing about register on the app.