Comparison King

Comparison King

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How to make comparisons in Spanish (más que, tan como, el más de)

Compare people, places and prices — then crank it up to -ísimo — out loud.

GRAMMAR PACK · 6 LESSONS · B1

Unequal comparison is más/menos + adjective + que: Madrid es más grande que Sevilla. Equal comparison splits by part of speech — tan with adjectives (es tan inteligente como tú), tanto/-a/-os/-as with nouns, agreeing in gender and number (tengo tantos libros como tú, hay tanta gente como antes). Four comparatives are irregular — say mejor, peor, mayor, menor, never más bueno or más malo. For superlatives: el/la más… de for the top of a group (la película más divertida del año) and the -ísimo ending for pure emphasis (facilísimo, cansadísimo).

Below: the comparisons you'll actually say, how the slang for 'cool' changes by country, the errors that flag a textbook learner — and a way to practise it all out loud, no transformation drills, no worksheets.

Say this

The phrases that carry the conversation

más/menos + adjective + que (unequal comparison)

  • Mi hermano es más alto que yoMy brother is taller than me
  • Este café es menos dulce que el otroThis coffee is less sweet than the other
  • Madrid es más grande que SevillaMadrid is bigger than Seville
  • Soy menos paciente que mi madreI'm less patient than my mother

tan + adjective + como (equal comparison)

  • Ella es tan inteligente como túShe's as intelligent as you
  • Este libro es tan interesante como el otroThis book is as interesting as the other one
  • No soy tan rápido como antesI'm not as fast as before
  • Mi casa es tan pequeña como la tuyaMy house is as small as yours

Irregular comparatives (mejor, peor, mayor, menor)

  • Este restaurante es mejor que aquelThis restaurant is better than that one
  • Su idea es peor que la míaHis idea is worse than mine
  • Mi hermana mayor vive en ChileMy older sister lives in Chile
  • Soy menor que mi primoI'm younger than my cousin

Regional Spanish

What locals actually say

Textbooks teach one word. Locals use several — pick your region's and stay consistent.

EnglishMexicoArgentinaColombia
cool, greatsuavecopadobacano
amazing (the -ísimo version)chidísimo / padrísimobuenísimobacanísimo / chéverísimo
as cool as the other onetan suave como antestan copado como el otrotan bacano como el primero

Watch out

Mistakes that mark you as a textbook speaker

  1. Saying 'más bueno' or 'más malo' for people/things.use 'mejor' and 'peor' — 'este café es mejor que aquel'.
  2. Using 'tanto' before adjectives.with adjectives use 'tan' ('tan alto como'); with nouns use 'tanto/-a/-os/-as' ('tantos libros como').
  3. Forgetting to agree tanto with the noun's gender and number.'tantas amigas', 'tantos problemas', 'tanta gente'.

The part no drill site can do

No flashcards. You learn it by using it

Carla, &Be grammar teacher

Carla

Your grammar teacher for this pack

No flashcards, nothing to transform on paper. In the Comparison King lessons, Carla keeps inviting contrasts — your city against hers, your siblings, this coffee against the last one — and you build the comparisons out loud as you talk. When muy cansado feels flat, she has you crank it to cansadísimo and try two more (buenísimo, grandísimo); then she runs the pairs that trip everyone: mayor for age vs más grande for size, and más de with numbers vs más que in comparisons — one spoken sentence each.

Blank mid-sentence and nothing bad happens — she waits. That's the practice, without unnecessary judgement.

Finish the 6 lessons and Comparison King is yours — earned, not given.

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Quick answers

Questions people ask

Is it 'más bueno' or 'mejor' in Spanish?

Mejor: este restaurante es mejor que aquel. Same with peor instead of más malo: su idea es peor que la mía. The four irregulars are mejor, peor, mayor, menor.

When do you use tan vs tanto?

Tan goes with adjectives: es tan inteligente como tú. Tanto goes with nouns and agrees with them: tantos libros, tantas amigas, tanta gente.

Do you use 'que' or 'de' in Spanish comparisons?

Que sits between the two things compared: mi hermano es más alto que yo. De marks the group in a superlative: él es el más joven de la familia.

What does -ísimo mean in Spanish?

It's the absolute superlative — 'extremely': el examen fue facilísimo, llegamos tardísimo. Local slang plugs straight into it: chidísimo in Mexico, bacanísimo in Colombia.

What's the difference between 'mayor' and 'más grande'?

Mayor is for age and abstract rank: mi hermana mayor vive en Chile. Más grande is physical size: es una ciudad grandísima — and in Mexico you'll hear both: mi hermano el mayor / el más grande de los hermanos.