Recursio
Lesson 58. As… as: tan… como
10 words in this lesson
Tap 🔊 and repeat out loud. These words come back in the dialogue and the exercises below.
tan … como, tanto … como, el mismo
Tan… como
Tan + adjective or adverb + como means “as… as”:
- Lucía es tan alta como Nora. — Lucía is as tall as Nora.
- Estas naranjas son tan ricas como esas.
Tan doesn’t change; the adjective agrees as usual.
Tanto… como
Tanto + noun + como means “as much / as many… as.” Tanto agrees with the noun:
| tanto tiempo | masc. sing. |
| tanta gente | fem. sing. |
| tantos libros | masc. pl. |
| tantas naranjas | fem. pl. |
After a verb, just tanto como: No trabajo tanto como tú.
If the person you compare with is “I” or “you,” use yo or tú after como: No tengo tanto tiempo como tú.
El mismo, igual, diferente, parecido
- el mismo / la misma — “the same”: el mismo precio, la misma edad;
- igual — “the same, equal,” one form for both genders: Son iguales.;
- diferente — “different”: El sabor es diferente.;
- parecido / parecida — “similar”: Son parecidas.
Lucía es tan alta como Nora. — Lucía is as tall as Nora.
No tengo tanto tiempo como tú. — I don't have as much time as you.
Es el mismo precio. — It's the same price.
Hay tanta gente como el sábado. — There are as many people as on Saturday.
No trabajo tanto como tú. — I don't work as much as you.
Dialogue
Listen to each line and repeat it. Try to understand it before you look at the translation.
Lucía Javier, ¿estas naranjas son de Valencia? Javier, are these oranges from Valencia?
Javier Sí. Y esas también. Tienen el mismo precio. Yes. And those too. They're the same price.
Lucía ¿Son iguales? Are they the same?
Javier No. Tienen el mismo tamaño, pero el sabor es diferente. No. They're the same size, but the taste is different.
Lucía ¿Estas son tan ricas como esas? Are these as tasty as those?
Javier ¡No, son más ricas! Prueba una. No, they're tastier! Try one.
Lucía Mmm, es verdad. Son parecidas, pero estas son mejores. Mmm, it's true. They're similar, but these are better.
Javier ¡Son de Valencia, como yo! They're from Valencia, like me!
Check yourself
Listen. What did you hear?
1. How do you say “Lucía is as tall as Nora”?
2. How do you say “I don't have as much time as you”?
3. Two shirts cost the same. How do you say “It's the same price”?
4. You're both 27. How do you say “We're the same age”?
Match each word with its translation
Build the sentence: “I don't have as much time as you”
Build the sentence: “It's the same price”
What you can do now
- Say as… as: Lucía es tan alta como Nora.
- Talk about amounts: No tengo tanto tiempo como tú.
- Say the same: Es el mismo precio.
- Say different and similar: diferente, parecido
Key phrases of the lesson:
Lucía es tan alta como Nora.
No tengo tanto tiempo como tú.
Es el mismo precio.
Day 58 of 100. Next up: the following lesson.
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