{"id":53446,"date":"2020-10-04T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/?p=53446"},"modified":"2023-12-14T15:50:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T14:50:28","slug":"comparing-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gogoespana.com\/en\/blog\/comparing-in-spanish\/","title":{"rendered":"Comparing in Spanish: Spanish Lesson 29"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the twenty-ninth lesson in our beginner level Spanish course and we will look at Comparing in Spanish<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n

In our previous lesson we practised using Spanish Adjectives with Transport<\/a>. If you missed that lesson, we recommend reviewing it now so that you are up to speed with Spanish adjectives. We will be using more adjectives in this lesson as we practice Comparing in Spanish<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Basically, adjectives (adjetivos<\/em>) are words which describe nouns (things) and we need to remember that many of them change their ending according to the gender of the noun they describe. Let’s see some new Spanish adjectives..<\/p>\n

Grande: Big
\nPeque\u00f1o: Small
\nAncho: Wide
\nEstrecho: Narrow
\nAlto: Tall\/High
\nBajo: Short\/Low
\nPesado: Heavy
\nLigero: Light
\nSuave: Smooth
\n\u00c1spero: Rough
\nDuro: Hard
\nBlando: Soft
\nFuerte: Strong
\nD\u00e9bil: Weak<\/p>\n

If you wish to compare two things you need to know how in Spanish to say Bigger, Smaller, Wider, Narrower, etc than…<\/i>\u00a0Don’t worry, these structures are straightforward in Spanish and we will learn them now…<\/p>\n

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Comparing in Spanish:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

M\u00e1s… que: More… than
\nMenos… que: Less… than
\nTan… como: As… as<\/p>\n

As you can see, in Spanish we don’t say Bigger, Smaller, Wider, Narrower, etc than… <\/i>we say More big, small, wide, narrow, etc than… <\/i>Let’s practice Comparing in Spanish<\/strong> now with these new structures and the new adjectives we saw earlier…<\/p>\n

Rusia es m\u00e1s grande que Espa\u00f1a: Russia is bigger than Spain
\nEspa\u00f1a es mas peque\u00f1a que Rusia: Spain is smaller than Russia<\/p>\n

El r\u00edo Amazonas es m\u00e1s ancho que el r\u00edo Ebro: The river Amazon is wider than the river Ebro.
\nEl r\u00edo Ebro es m\u00e1s estrecho que el r\u00edo Amazonas: The river Ebro is narrower than the river Amazon<\/p>\n

El Monte Everest es m\u00e1s alto que el monte Teide: Mount Everest is higher than Mount Teide
\nEl monte Teide es m\u00e1s peque\u00f1o que el monte Everest: Mount Teide es lower than mount Everest<\/p>\n

Mi profesora es m\u00e1s alta que tu profesora: My teacher is taller than your teacher
\nTu profesora es m\u00e1s baja que mi profesora: Your teacher is shorter than my teacher<\/p>\n

Mi mochila es m\u00e1s pesada que tu mochila: My rucksack is heavier than your rucksack
\nTu mochila es m\u00e1s ligera que mi mochila: Your rucksack is lighter than my rucksack<\/p>\n

As you can see the adjectives alto, bajo,\u00a0 pesado<\/em>, and ligero<\/em> have changed to alta, baja,\u00a0 pesada<\/em>, and ligera<\/em> in the final two examples. This is because the nouns (things) they describe are feminine (La profesora\/La mochila).<\/p>\n

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Finally, lets see some examples with Tan… como<\/em>: As… as<\/em>:<\/h3>\n

Tu piel es tan suave como el piel de un beb\u00e9: You skin is as soft as the skin of a baby
\nEsta tarta est\u00e1 tan dura como una piedra: This cake is as hard as a rock
\nMi padre es tan alto como tu padre: My father is as tall as your father<\/p>\n

Irregular Comparative Adjectives<\/h3>\n

Before we finish you should also be aware that there are a few Spanish adjectives which do not follow the same rules when making comparisons. The most commonly used of these are Better, Worse, Older\/Bigger, Younger, Smaller. These are irregular comparative adjectives and are used as follows:<\/p>\n

Mejor que..: Better than..
\nPeor que..: Worse than..
\nMayor que..: Older\/Bigger than..
\nMenor que..: Younger\/Smaller than..<\/p>\n

The key is to Comparing in Spanish<\/strong> is to build your repertoire of Spanish adjectives. The structures are easy to use and simple to remember, but there are many adjectives. As we have discussed before, grammar is not the biggest challenge when learning Spanish, building vocabulary is. Not because learning vocabulary is difficult, rather because there are so many words and it takes time to build a repertoire. Start sooner rather than later and try learning 5-10 words a day,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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