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🎨 Describing Things · Step 1: 📝 Words — Start here: the key words and phrases.

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Puerto Rico Tip: Mejor and peor replace más bueno and más malo.

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as tall as
tan alto/a comotahn AHL-toh/ah KOH-moh
better
mejormeh-HOHR
bigger
más grandemahs GRAHN-deh
less
menosMEH-nohs
less than
menos queMEH-nohs keh
more
másmahs
more than
más quemahs keh
smaller
más pequeño/amahs peh-KEH-nyoh/ah
the best
el/la mejorehl/lah meh-HOHR
the least expensive
el/la menos caro/aehl/lah MEH-nohs KAH-roh/ah
the most expensive
el/la más caro/aehl/lah mahs KAH-roh/ah
the worst
el/la peorehl/lah peh-OHR
worse
peorpeh-OHR
In a sentence
I have less time than you.
menos tiempo que tú.TEHN-goh MEH-nohs TYEHM-poh keh too.
It's bigger than my house.
más grande que mi casa.ehs mahs GRAHN-deh keh mee KAH-sah.
She's as tall as me.
Ella es tan alta como yo.EH-yah ehs tahn AHL-tah KOH-moh yoh.
This is the best restaurant.
Este es el mejor restaurante.EHS-teh ehs ehl meh-HOHR rehs-tow-RAHN-teh.
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Which one is bigger?
¿Cuál es más grande?¿kwahl ehs mahs GRAHN-deh?
This one is bigger than that one.
Este es más grande que ese.EHS-teh ehs mahs GRAHN-deh keh EH-seh.
Who runs faster?
¿Quién corre más rápido?¿kyehn KOH-rreh mahs RAH-pee-doh?
My sister runs faster than I do.
Mi hermana corre más rápido que yo.mee ehr-MAH-nah KOH-rreh mahs RAH-pee-doh keh yoh.
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1. Which Spanish phrase means “It's bigger than my house.”?

2. What does “más” mean?

3. Choose the best English sentence for “Ella es tan alta como yo.”.

4. What does “menos” mean?

5. Which Spanish phrase means “This is the best restaurant.”?

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