{"id":3074,"date":"2011-07-13T16:26:07","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T20:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=3074"},"modified":"2011-07-14T16:26:19","modified_gmt":"2011-07-14T20:26:19","slug":"spanish-lesson-beginner-19-comparisons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-beginner-19-comparisons\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Beginner 19 Comparisons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Beginner 19 Comparisons\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FdLY4a4MJLM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hola a todos!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today we are going to see how to make comparisons in Spanish using the transport vocabulary we learned in our last beginner lesson.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>M\u00e1s&#8230; que: More \u2026. than<br \/>\nMenos&#8230;.que: Less &#8230;than<br \/>\nTan \u2026.. como: As&#8230;.as<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, for example, if you want to say \u201csmaller than\u201d you will have to say \u201cm\u00e1s peque\u00f1o que\u201d, \u201cm\u00e1s peque\u00f1a que\u201d, \u201cm\u00e1s peque\u00f1os que\u201d or \u201cm\u00e1s peque\u00f1as que\u201d depending on if the thing you are talking about is masculine or feminine, singular or plural. With adjectives like \u201cgrande\u201d, as it doesn\u00b4t finish in an \u201co\u201d, you don\u00b4t change it to \u201cgranda\u201d, so to say \u201cbigger than\u201d we say \u201cm\u00e1s grande que\u201d for one thing, either masculine or feminine, and \u201cm\u00e1s grandes que\u201d for more than one thing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>El avi\u00f3n es m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido que el barco: The plane is faster than the ship<br \/>\nLos aviones son m\u00e1s r\u00e1pidos que los barcos: Planes are faster than ships<br \/>\nLa bicicleta es m\u00e1s barata que el coche: The bicycle is cheaper than the car<br \/>\nLas bicicletas son m\u00e1s baratas que los coches: Bicycles are cheaper than cars<br \/>\nEl tren es menos caro que el avi\u00f3n: The train is less expensive than the plane<br \/>\nLos trenes son menos caros que los aviones: Trains are less expensive than planes<br \/>\nLa bicicleta es menos cara que el avi\u00f3n: The bicycle is less expensive than the plane<br \/>\nLas bicicletas son menos caras que los aviones: Bicycles are less expensive than planes<br \/>\nEl tren es tan r\u00e1pido como el coche: The train is as fast as the car<br \/>\nLos trenes son tan r\u00e1pidos como los coches: Trains are as fast as cars<br \/>\nLa bicicleta es tan peligrosa como el coche: The bicycle is as dangerous as the car<br \/>\nLas bicicletas son tan peligrosas como los coches: Bicycles are as dangerous as cars<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nNow, let\u00b4s see how to make comparisons with irregular comparatives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mejor: Better<br \/>\nPeor: Worse<br \/>\nMayor: Older\/Bigger<br \/>\nMenor: Younger\/Smaller<\/p>\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>El coche es mejor que el autob\u00fas: The car is better than the bus<br \/>\nLos coches son mejores que los autobuses: Cars are better than buses<br \/>\nLa bicicleta es mejor que el autob\u00fas: The bicycle is better than the bus<br \/>\nLas bicicletas son mejores que los autobuses: Bicycles are better than buses<br \/>\nEl coche es peor que el avi\u00f3n: The car is worse than the plane<br \/>\nLos coches son peores que los aviones: Cars are worse than planes<br \/>\nLa bicicleta es peor que el avi\u00f3n: The bicycle is worse than the plane<br \/>\nLas bicicletas son peores que los aviones: Bicycles are worse than planes<br \/>\nEl avi\u00f3n es mayor que el coche: The plane is bigger than the car<br \/>\nLos aviones son mayores que los coches: Planes are bigger than cars<br \/>\nLa bicicleta es menor que el coche: The bicycle is smaller than the car<br \/>\nLas bicicletas son menores que los coches: Bicycles are smaller than cars<br \/>\nAna es mayor que Pedro: Ana is older than Pedro<br \/>\nAna y Sonia son mayores que Pedro: Ana and Sonia are older than Pedro<br \/>\nPedro es menor que Ana: Pedro is younger than Ana<br \/>\nPedro y Lola son menores que Ana: Pedro and Lola are younger than Ana<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is all for today. I recommend, as always, that as soon as you are clear on the lesson and have watched it a few times you start practicing what you have learned. Practice by comparing not just transport, but everything and anything around you: cars, books, houses, etc, anything you can think of. Make sure that you remember to change the gender and singular\/plural of the adjective (the word between m\u00e1s\u2026que or menos\u2026que \u2026) where necessary.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have a great week and see you soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hasta luego!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a1Hola a todos! Today we are going to see how to make comparisons in Spanish using the transport vocabulary we learned in our last beginner lesson. M\u00e1s&#8230; que: More \u2026. than Menos&#8230;.que: Less &#8230;than Tan \u2026.. como: As&#8230;.as So, for example, if you want to say \u201csmaller than\u201d you will have to say \u201cm\u00e1s peque\u00f1o&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-beginner-19-comparisons\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[6,13,2617],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-3074","post","type-post","status-publish","hentry","category-grammar","category-vocabulary","category-videos","tag-adjectives"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3074"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11832,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3074\/revisions\/11832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}