Comparing things in Spanish

Comparing things in Spanish

Adjetivos

We will use thes adjectives when comparing things

• tranquila - calm

• seguro-safe

• callado- quiet

• peligroso- dangerous

• limpia -clean

• ruidoso - noisy

• vieja -old

Comparing two things

We can us "más+ adjective+ que"  which means more than.

Mas +adjective+ que

Used to compare two things stating which one is "more"

La iglesia es mas grande que la escuela

The church is (more big/ bigger ) than the school

Multiple Choice

calmer/ more calm

• mas tranquila que

• mas alto que

• mas ruidosa que

Multiple Choice

older/ more old

• mas vieja que

• mas grande que

• mas bonita que

Multiple Choice

more dangerous

• mas peligrosa que

• mas tranquila que

• mas grande que

Multiple Choice

Which one means "more small/ smaller"

• mas pequena que

• mas alto que

• mas bonita que

Multiple Choice

Mi casa es mas bonita que su casa

• My house is (more pretty/ prettier) than you your house

• My house is as pretty as your house

Multiple Choice

Mi casa es mas bonita que su casa

• My house is (more pretty/ prettier) than you your house

• My house is as pretty as your house

Comparing things that are the same

Use

tan+adjective+como

• tan bonita como--------as pretty as

• tan tranquila como-- -- as calm as

• tan grande como--- as big as

• tan peligroso como- as dangerous as

Multiple Choice

as near as

• tan cerca como

• tan lejos como

• tan grande como

Multiple Choice

El banco es tan feo como el supermercado

• The bank is uglier than the supermarket

• The bank is as ugly as the supermaket

Multiple Choice

as noisy as

• tan ruidoso como

• tan alto como

• tan bonita como

Multiple Choice

as clean as

• tan limpia como

• mas vieja que

• tan tranquila como

Comparing things that are less than

menos+adjective+que

La ciudad es menos seguro que el campo

The city is less safe than the countryside

El campo es menos ruidosa que la ciudad

The city is less noisy than the countryside

Multiple Choice

less calm

• menos tranquila que

• mas tranquila que

• tan tranquila que

Multiple Choice

less noisy

• mas ruidosa que

• menos ruidosa que

• tan ruidosa como

Multiple Choice

less clean

• mas limpia que

• menos limpia que

• tan limpia como

Multiple Choice

less dangerous

• menos peligroso que

• mas peligroso que

• tan peligroso como