Comparisons Flashcards

1
Q

More/less than structure

A

más/menos + (adj./adv./noun) + que

ex. más alto que

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2
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“Steaks are more expensive than chicken”

A

Los bistecs son más caros que el pollo

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3
Q

“These grapes are less tasty than that pear”

A

Estas uvas son menos ricas que esa pera.

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4
Q

“I go to bed later than you (do)”

A

Me acuesto más tarde que tú.

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5
Q

“Juan prepares more dishes than José”

A

Juan prepara más platos que José

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6
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“Susana eats less meat than Enrique.”

A

Susana come menos carne que Enrique

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7
Q

With numbers, what do you need to add to the end?

A

de needs to be used instead of que

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8
Q

“There are more than fifty oranges”

A

Hay más de cincuenta naranjas.

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9
Q

“I’ll be there in less than ten minutes”

A

Llego en menos de diez minutos.

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10
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Verb and comparison word order

A

verb + más/menos que

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11
Q

“My brothers eat more that I do”

A

Mis hermanos comen más que yo.

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12
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“Arturo sleeps less than his father does”

A

Arturo duerme menos que su padre.

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13
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Comparisons of equality; What descriptors do you use/sentence structure

A

tan + adj./adv. + como

(as …. as)

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14
Q

“These grapes are as tasty as those (are)”

A

Estas uvas son tan ricas como aquéllas.

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15
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as many/as much structure/terms

A

tanto/a + sing. noun + como

tantos/as + pl. noun + como

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16
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“I tried as many dishes as he did”

A

Yo probé tantos platos como él

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17
Q

What does “tanto” have to agree with

A

Noun and gender

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18
Q

“so”

A

tan

19
Q

“so much”

A

tanto/a

20
Q

“so many”

A

tantos/as

21
Q

“Your lunch is so big!”

A

¡Tu almuerzo es tan grande!

22
Q

“You eat so much!”

A

¡Comes tanto!

23
Q

“You eat so many apples!”

A

¡Comes tantas manzanas!

24
Q

“They prepare so many dishes!”

A

¡Preparan tantos platos!

25
Q

Comparisons of quality with verbs; Terms and structure.

A

Verb + tanto como

26
Q

“You travel as much as my aunt does”

A

Tú viajas tanto com mi tía.

27
Q

“They talk as much as my sisters do”

A

Ellos hablan tanto como mis hermanas.

28
Q

“good”

A

bueno/a

29
Q

“bad”

A

malo/a

30
Q

“better”

A

mejor

31
Q

“worse”

A

peor

32
Q

“young”

A

joven

33
Q

“viejo/a”

A

old

34
Q

“younger”

A

menor

35
Q

“older”

A

mayor

36
Q

“grown/adult”

A

grande

37
Q

“young”

A

pequeño/a

38
Q

“I am younger than you”

A

Yo soy meno que tú

39
Q

“Our son is older than the Andrades’ son”

A

Nuestro hijo es mayor que el hijo de los Andrade.

40
Q

Size: terms/structure

A

más… que
menos… que

41
Q

“Isabel’s salad is bigger than that one”

A

La ensalada de Isabel es más grande que ésa

42
Q

“I ordered a smaller dish”

A

pedí un plato más pequeño.

43
Q

“They sing worse than the other girls.”

A

Ellas cantan peor que las otras chicas.

44
Q

“Julio swims better than the other boys.”

A

Julio nada major que los otros chicos.