 When one person or thing is more or less than another person or thing.  EX: Spanish is more fun than history.  EX: Spanish is less difficult than math.  EX: Marco is taller than Adriana.

 Most comparisons are made by adding –er to an adjective.  Person #1 is ______-er than Person #2.  Choose two classmates and practice making a few comparisons now.  Did you run across any adjectives that don’t work with –ER on the end? What were they?

 -ER doesn’t exist so Spanish speakers use:  “MÁS + adjective + que” for more than  han “MENOS + adjective + que” for less than  This formula works for almost every adjective in the whole language.  Español es más fácil que inglés.   Español tiene menos excepciones que inglés.

DONALD TRUMPDONALD DRIVER

TAYLOR SWIFTADELE

LEBRON JAMESKOBE BRYANT

EL MONSTRUO DE BIZCOCHOS EL PÁJARO GRANDE

 In English we don’t use “gooder” or “badder” or “funner” or “difficulter” or many other adjectives that require modification. These are called EXCEPTIONS.  Spanish has only 4 exceptions. These four adjectives change completely, and never take MÁS or MENOS in front of them.

 BUENO  MEJOR (BETTER)  MALO  PEOR (WORSE)  JOVEN  MENOR (YOUNGER)  VIEJO  MAYOR (OLDER)  A couple of tricks to help you remember them:  Mayor (old) Mayors of cities are older people.  Menor (young) like minor. Minors can’t vote, drink, smoke or see “R” movies bc they are young!

 Taco Bell es peor que Subway. (Taco Bell is worse than Subway.)  Burger King es mejor que McDonalds. (Burger King is better than McDonalds)  Yo soy mayor que mi hermana. (I am older than my sister) Notice, no MÁS or MENOS in these sentences!

RIHANNABEYONCÉ

SUBWAYPIZZA HUT

BETTY WHITEJUSTIN BIEBER

 When the comparing is between 2 people or things that are equitable we have to make some choices.  First, ask yourself if what you are comparing is “countable” (noun) or not countable (adverb, adjective)  If it is not countable, the formula is: Person #1 +TAN + adj./adverb + COMO + person #2.

JESSICA SIMPSONBRITNEY SPEARS

LEBRON JAMESSHAQUILLE O’NEAL

TAYLOR LAUTNERROBERT PATTERSON

 If what you are comparing is countable, there are choices for the formula. Since most things in Spanish agree, we have 4 choices:  Tanto + single masc. nouns  Tanta + single femin. nouns  Tantos + plural masc. nouns  Tantas + plural femin. nouns

YOÉL

YOPACO

ELLOSYO

 Más/menos + que for unequal comparisons  Bueno, malo, joven, viejo are exceptions change forms. (mejor,peor,mayor,menor)  These 4 exceptions don’t use a más or menos.  Tan + como for equal comparisons of things you can’t count.  Tanto/a, tantos/as for things you can count.