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～のほうが～より = comparing two things: A のほうが B より + adjective.
車のほうが自転車より速いです. = Cars are faster than bicycles.
のほうが marks the winner, より marks the baseline. Works for preferences too: 肉のほうが魚より好きです.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/2yV-oZ3pRNE
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0114/no-hou-ga-yori
#Japanese は wa marks an implied contrast. {私は}魚は食べます。 (Watashi wa) sakana wa tabemasu. I eat FISH. (As opposed to something else.) #JapaneseGrammar #JapaneseParticles #Languages. Click to #learn more. https://thelanguagegarage.com/wa-and-ga-in-japanese/
～ことができる = "can do ~" (dictionary-form verb + ことができます).
日本語を少し話すことができます. = I can speak a little Japanese.
It works for skills and for what a place allows: ここでチケットを買うことができます.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/syu8z3THGUk
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0113/koto-ga-dekiru
～のがじょうずです = "(someone) is good at doing ~" (dictionary-form verb + のがじょうずです).
田中さんは教えるのがじょうずです.
It's praise, so use it for others, not to describe yourself.
Short visual:
https://youtu.be/uaQu-I3RXLg
Full lesson:
https://bunpou.jepang.org/en/lesson/0111/no-ga-jouzu