Comparing People
- Comparative (más, menos, tan) + adjective + (que/tan)
- The comparison of verbs takes a different form:
- Juan es más alto que Pablo. Juan is taller than Pablo.
Pablo es menos alto que Juan. Pablo is less tall than Juan.
Pablo es tan alto como Juan. Pablo is as tall as Juan.
- Verb + más, menos, tanto + que/como
Jorge trabaja más que Cristina. Jorge works more than Cristina.
Cristina trabaja menos que Jorge. Cristina works less than Jorge.
Cristina trabaja tanto como Jorge. Cristina works as much as Jorge.
barbilla (f) - chin
boca (f) - mouth
cabello (m) - hair
estatura (f) - height
facciones (f) - (facial) features
frente (f) - forehead
hombro (m) - shoulder
mano (f) - hand
nariz (f) - nose
ojo (m) - eye
oreja (f) - ear (outer)
panza (f) - belly
pie (m) - foot
pierna (f) - leg
sonrisa (f) - smile
Juan has all of the features of his father.
They tell me that I have my aunt's mouth.
Have you noticed that the youngster has the very same ears that his mom has?.
I have my grandpa's feet.
They tell me that I've got the same belly as my old man.
You look a lot like your father, but you have your mother's nose.
My brothers and I have long legs just like our dad.
I don't know where I got my blue eyes from.
They say I'm just as stubborn as my dad, but it's not true.
Without a doubt she's got her mom's smile.
Category: General Spanish
