Comparisons: より

There are several ways to make comparisons in Japanese. Here is the simplest way: to use より　(yori)
Where I have underlined words, you replace them with your own. Each sentence is repeated 3 times: once in Japanese, second in romaji, third in English.

より　can be used to make comparisons between two nouns. It roughly translates to "more than" or "-er than" in English.

Sentence structure:
A は　B より　adjective です。
A wa B yori adjective desu.
A is adjective-er than B.

Examples
バスは　タクシーより　やすい　です。
basu-wa takushii yori yasui desu.
The bus is cheaper than the taxi.

ねこは　いぬより　しずか　です。
neko-wa inu yori shizuka desu.
Cats are quieter than dogs.