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Expressions of Inequality

Más + adjetivo + que More + (adjective) + than Ejemplo: Yo soy mas bonita que tu. I am more pretty than you. El futbol es mas divertido que el golf. Soccer is more fun than golf Your turn: Skiiing is more interesting than skating. Esquiar es mas interesante que patinar.

Más + de + # More than (some number) Ejemplo: Yo tengo mas de diez lapices. I have more than ten pencils. El equipo tiene mas de quince bates. The team has more than 15 bats. Your turn: You have more than 87 helmets. Tu tienes mas que ochenta y siete cascos.

Más + noun + que More + (things) + than Ejemplo: Hay mas chicos que chicas. There are more guys than girls. Hay mas pelotas de beisbol que pelotas de tenis. There are more baseballs than tennis balls. Your turn: There are more skates than skateboards. Hay mas patines que patinetas.

Notes on being more than . . . You’re not more old, you’re older: Yo soy mayor que mi hermano. You can’t be more better, you’re just better. Yo soy mejor que mi hermano.

Menos + adjetivo + que Less + (adjective) + than Ejemplo: Yo soy menos fea que tu. I am less ugly than you. El beisbol es menos interesante que el baloncesto. Baseball is less interesting than basketball. Your turn: Skiiing is less interesting than skating. Esquiar es menos interesante que patinar.

Menos + de + # Less than (some number) Ejemplo: Yo tengo menos de dos goles. I have less than two goals. El equipo tiene menos de tres bates. The team has less than 3 bats. Your turn: You have less than 87 weights. Tu tienes menos que ochenta y siete pesas.

Menos + noun + que Less + (things) + than Ejemplo: Hay menos chicos que chicas. There are fewer (less) guys than girls. Hay menos pelotas de beisbol que pelotas de tenis. There are less baseballs than tennis balls. Your turn: There are fewer skates than skateboards. Hay menos patines que patinetas.

Notes on being less than . . . You’re not more young, you’re younger: Yo soy menor que mi hermano. You can’t be less good, you’re just worse. Yo soy peor que mi hermano.

Tan + adjetivo + como As + (adjective) + as Ejemplos: Yo soy tan bonita como tu. I am as pretty as you. El futbol es tan divertido como el beisbol. Soccer is as fun as baseball Your turn: Skiiing is as interesting as skating. Esquiar es tan interesante como patinar.

Tanto+ noun+ como+ noun As much/ as many + (things) + as (other things) Tanto /a /os /as depending on the noun Ejemplos: Hay tantos chicos como chicas. There are as many guys as girls. Hay tantas pelotas de beisbol como pelotas de tenis. There are as many baseballs as tennis balls. Your turn: There are as many skates as skateboards. Hay tantos patines como patinetas.

Tanto + como + noun As much as (something) Ejemplos: Me gusta futbol tanto como beisbol. I like soccer as much as baseball. Ella practica tanto como yo. She practices as much as me. Your turn: She likes volleyball as much as basketball. Le gusta el voleibol tanto como el baloncesto.

more tall than = más alto que menos + adjective + que MORE THAN LESS THAN AS...AS (EQUAL) Más + adjective + que more tall than = más alto que menos + adjective + que less tall than = menos alto que tan + adjective + como as tall as = tan alto como más + de + number more than 50 = más de 50 menos + de + number less than 50 = menos de 50   más  + noun + que... There are more boys than girls = Hay más chicos que chicas menos  + noun + que... There are less boys than girls = Hay menos chicos que chicas tantos + noun + como + noun There are as many boys as girls = Hay tantos chicos como chicas IRREGULAR older = mayor better = mejor younger = menor worse = peor tanto  + como + noun I like soccer as much as baseball= Me gusta futbol tanto como beisbol