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Title: Phrases for Making Comparisons


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Phrases for Making Comparisons
  • Qué Divertido!

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Several phrases are used to compare things. Here
are some examples of how we use them.
  • Más que More than
  • El fútbol es más interesante que el fútbol
    americano.
  • Soccer is more interesting than football.
  • Menos que less than
  • El tenis es menos divertido que el baloncesto.
  • Tennis is less fun/entertaining than basketball.
  • Tancomo asas
  • El béisbol es tan popular como el hockey
  • Baseball is as popular as hockey.

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These phrases are also used to compare things.
  • Más que more than
  • Me gusta bailar más que cantar.
  • I like to dance more than (I like to) sing.
  • Menos que less than
  • Me gustan los lunes menos que los viernes
  • I like Mondays less than Fridays.
  • Tanto como as much as
  • A ella le gusta jugar al voleibol tanto como al
    tenis.
  • She likes to play volleyball as much as tennis

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When you talk about numbers you use más de or
menos de
  • Más de treinta personas están en la fiesta.
  • More than 30 people are at the party.
  • Vamos a salir en menos de cinco minutos
  • We are leaving in less than five minutes.
  • Translate
  • La clase de español es más divertido que
    matemáticas.
  • Spanish class is more fun than math.

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There are a few irregular comparative words
  • Mayor older menor younger
  • Mejor better peor worse
  • Yo tengo un hermano mayor.
  • I have an older brother.
  • El futbol es mejor que el hockey.
  • Soccer is better than hockey.
  • La pizza es peor que la hamburguesa.
  • Pizza is worse than the hamburger

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  • Carlos is taller than Miguel.
  • Carlos es más alto que Miguel.
  • Science class is less interesting than Spanish
    class.
  • La clase de ciencias es menos interesante que la
    clase de español.
  • She is as funny as I (me).
  • Ella es tan cómica como yo.
  • I am more fun than her.
  • Hamburgers are bigger than sandwiches.
  • Las hamburguesas son más grandes que los
    sandwiches.
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