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meilleur or mieux

CEFR A2 · part 2

edumaterial's parts within the level. The European framework does not subdivide them.

The rule, in three lines

You compare with plus… que, moins… que and aussi… que. bon becomes meilleur (adjective) and bien becomes mieux (adverb).

The usual slip. Saying plus bon, because English forms «better» from «good» with no special word.

Why it catches you out. English uses «better» for both «more good» and «more well», one word for two jobs. And since English comparatives are regular apart from a handful, you produce plus bon.