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As in English, comparisons in Spanish are very easy to understand and use. The following table lists the most used Spanish language comparisons.
Spanish Language Comparisons
más more
menos less
tan adj. como as
tanto adj. como as much
mejor better
el mejor the best |
peor worse
el peor the worst
mayor older (in age)
el mayor the oldest
menor younger
el menor the youngest |
Examples:
Ana es hermosa. Ana is beautiful.
Rosa es más hermosa. Rosa is more beautiful.
Esta lección es fácil. This lesson is easy.
Esa lección es menos fácil. That lesson is less easy.
María es tan inteligente como Luis.
María is as intelligent as Luis.
No canto tan bien como usted.
I don't sing as well as you.
Jorge tiene tanto dinero como tú.
Jorge has as much money as you do.
Ellos compraron tantas plumas como nosotros.
They bought as many pens as we did.
Juan es bueno. Juan is good.
Lupe es mejor. Lupe is better.
Enrique es el mejor. Enrique is the best.
Alberto es malo. Alberto is bad.
Carlos es peor. Carlos is worse.
Miguel es el peor. Miguel is the worst.
Luisa es mi hermana mayor.
Luisa is my older sister.
Elena es la mayor de las hermanas.
Elena is the oldest of the sisters. |
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