Hola. In this video lesson we’re going to be learning how to compare things that are unequal! To do that, we’ll need más (more), menos (less), que (than) and a whole lot of alligators!

Enjoy!

General formulas for comparing in Spanish (click image to see larger version):

Verbs:

Vocabulario

• aburrido(s)/aburrida(s) – bored, boring
• alto(s) / alta(s) – tall
• bajo(s) / baja(s) – short
• bonito(s)/bonita(s) – pretty, beautiful
• contento(s)/contenta(s) – happy
• delgado(s) / delgada(s) – thin
• *deportista(s) – athletic
• feo(s) / fea(s) – ugly, unattractive
• gordo(s) / gorda(s) – fat
• grande(s) – big
• gracioso(s)/graciosa(s) – silly, goofy
• guapo(s) / guapa(s) – handsome, attractive
• inteligente(s) – smart, intelligent
• paciente(s) – patient
• perezoso(s)/perezosa(s) – lazy
• pobre(s) – poor
• rico(s)/rica(s) – rich
• serio(s)/seria(s) – serious
• trabajador(es)/trabajadora(s) – hard-working
• triste(s) – sad

sustantivos (nouns):

• el gato – the cat
• la casa – the house
• la clase – class
• la novia – the girlfriend
• la historia – the history
• la playa – the beach
• las chicas – girls
• los amigos – the friends
• los elefantes – elephants
• los ratones – mice
• nosotros = we, us

otro (other):

• de – of, from
• nuestro(s)/nuestra(s) – our
• ¿qué? – what?
• su(s) – his, her, your (formal), their, your (plural)

*while deportista is often used as a noun, it can be used as an adjective to describe people who are athletic / sporty

Related videos:

1. ¿Cómo eres? – Describing your personality
2. ¿Cómo eres? – Describing your personality (part 2)
3. Present Tense – Estar + emotions
4. Descripciones físicas
5. Present Tense: Ser + descriptions and physical characteristics
6. Comparisons (part 2) – irregulars
   
7. Comparisons (part 3) – tan ___ como