Irregular comparisons of adjectives
Affirmative words
Negative words
Adverbs
Comparisons of adjectives and adverbs
100

bueno

mejor

100

alguno

some, any

100
never

jamas, nunca

100

ahora

Que vas hacer ahora?

now

What are you going to do now?


100

Tan...como

Carlos es tan alto como Pedro

as...as

Carlos is as Tall as Pedro

200

malo

peor

200

something

algo

200

none

ninguno (-a)

200

now, already (no) longer, yet(in a question)

ya

se ha depertado ya?

200

mas...que

My wife has arrived later than me.

more than

Mi mujer ha llegado mas que yo.

300

poco

menos

300

tambien

also, too

300

tampoco

neither

300

entonces

then (at that time, that case)

300

menos... que

Maria es meos intelignete que su hermana.

less than

Maria is less intelligent than her sister

400

grande

mayor

400

alguien

someone, somebody

400

no one, nobody

nadie

400

yo trabajaba entonces en una compania de seguros.

I was then working for an insurance company.

400

tan...como

Nadie habla tan despacio como Juan.

as...as

Nobody talks as slowly as Juan.

500

pequenio

menor

500

0...0

either...or

500

ni...ni

neither... nor

500

of course

desde luego

500

more...than

I am poorer than you.

mas...que

yo soy mas pobre que Vd.