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New game 11 (updated) : Más / Menos + adjective + que

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Hi everybody , I have a new idea for a game and I hope you like grin

The idea of the game is to practice comparisons in Spanish .

Game rules :-

1 - I'll give you two nouns in both languages ( English - Spanish )

2 - And all you have to do is to choose an adjective to compare between those two nouns in Spanish .

más + adjective + que (more. . .than) OR

menos + adjective + que (less. . .than)

For Example :-

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Nouns given : la flora blanca (white flower) - la flora roja (red flower)

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The comparison : la flora roja es más bonita que la flora blanca

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The red flower is nicer than the white flower .

Please read those notes carefullywink Thank you grin

Notes :

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  • The adjective must match the first noun as it is the subject of the comparison.

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  • Don't forget to put another 2 nouns for the next person to play with.
  • Remember to click on NEWEST to see the last two nouns given.
  • Please provide the English translation for each sentence.
  • Try to make things a little bit different , don't use one adjective more 5 times on your posts wink
  • If there were two or more posts which use the same 2 adjectives the last one will be the next one and the other one's example will be provided on the comments that's the only solution I could found for all those duplicated posts smile

Remember: Do N O T use más before mejor .

and also remember that :

The adjective must match the first noun as it is the subject of the comparison

Great job everyonegrin

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Exceptions

There are a few adjectives that can compare nouns without the use of the formulas above. With these adjectives, you do NOT need to use más or menos. The adjective itself is a comparison word and only needs **que ** afterwards to mean "than."

One Word Comparisons

mejor better
peor worse
mayor larger
mayor older
menor younger

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Ok I'll start with : el fútbol - el golf

Have fun grin

28681 views
updated Mar 4, 2011
edited by 00494d19
posted by 00b6f46c
Please correct my mistakes , thanks :) - 00b6f46c, Oct 9, 2010
Interesante y útil juego! :) - Vic_V, Oct 9, 2010
Gracias Vic , but I'll probably ask someone to delete it vic because people are not reading the rules :( - 00b6f46c, Oct 9, 2010
Good game - jdgs, Oct 9, 2010
Thanks :) - 00b6f46c, Oct 9, 2010
Lovely, I thought younger was joven, I just learned something else today!!! :) - Jason7R, Oct 9, 2010
For me needs a time to write in Spanish and English.. You can to correct when people didn't follow the rules. - Vic_V, Oct 9, 2010
I am glad you've learned something new jason :) yeah I know it needs time but some nouns are hard so it's better to translate them ;) - 00b6f46c, Oct 9, 2010
Another great game lovely! - schemmn, Oct 9, 2010
Thanks :) - 00b6f46c, Oct 10, 2010
Great game lovely :) - Kiwi-Girl, Oct 10, 2010
Thanks Maria you also have some fantastic games ;) - 00b6f46c, Oct 12, 2010

94 Answers

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Es más difícil tocar en un luz de calle que un soporte de la lámpara.. It is more difficult to knock over a street light than a lamp stand.

Las palabras nuevas: una foto (a photo) - un dibujo (a drawing)

updated Oct 23, 2010
posted by lynneweixel
You did a very good job with más + que in this sentence. However, tocar can mean to knock as in "knock on the door", but it does not mean to knock down. Try derribar instead. - sagiia, Oct 12, 2010
Also luz is feminine. - sagiia, Oct 12, 2010
Since you haven't returned to correct this: Es más difícil de derribar un poste de luz que una lámpara de pie. - sagiia, Oct 19, 2010
4
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Given: el cielo ... la tierra

El cielo es más hermoso que la tierra jamás será.

Heaven is more beautiful than land ever will be.

alt text


Las palabras nuevas: el aire, el mar (air, sea)

updated Oct 23, 2010
edited by 001a2987
posted by 001a2987
Será = will be , sera = basket :)) great words you're right :) - 00b6f46c, Oct 16, 2010
Thanks Lovely - welcome back!! - 001a2987, Oct 16, 2010
4
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Given:

salud (health) - enfermedad (disease)

No hay nada más importante que la salud cuando se tiene una enfermedad.

There is nothing more important than health when you have a sickness.

alt text

New words:

a boil / a pimple

un furúnculo / un grano

updated Oct 23, 2010
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
I think you should add the spanish translation for the 2 words because I don't know what boil means in spanish !!! - 009b0176, Oct 15, 2010
good point, duly added :) - Kiwi-Girl, Oct 16, 2010
4
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La computadora es mejor que el televisor. alt text
el zoológico - el parque

updated Oct 23, 2010
edited by jdgs
posted by jdgs
lol - great picture!! - 001a2987, Oct 16, 2010
3
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Given: Inglés, Español

Hablo Inglés mucho mejor que hablo Español.

I speak English a lot better than I speak Spanish.


Las palabras nuevas: piña, aguacate

updated Nov 6, 2010
posted by amykay
:)) - 00b6f46c, Nov 6, 2010
3
votes

Given:

coffin --- crib

Un pesebre es siempre más triste que un ataúd.

A coffin is always sadder than a crib.

alt text


Las palabras nuevas:

La puerta abierta, la puerta cerrada

updated Nov 6, 2010
edited by 001a2987
posted by 001a2987
Good :) - 00b6f46c, Nov 6, 2010
3
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since Amy forgot to post new words let's pretend that the last two words were : la casa , la calle

  • la casa es más cómodo que la calle , the house is more comfortable than the street .

next two words :

La flora, estrella

updated Nov 6, 2010
posted by 009b0176
Great :) - 00b6f46c, Nov 6, 2010
3
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Por lo general, un esposo es más alto que una esposa.

Usually, a husband is taller than a wife.

(I decided to be "nice" here!)

updated Nov 6, 2010
edited by amykay
posted by amykay
Ooops! You forgot the new words. - sagiia, Oct 16, 2010
very nice amy :) - 00b6f46c, Nov 6, 2010
3
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El bolígrafo es más útil que la espada

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The pen is more useful than the sword ! rolleyes

next two nouns : niñas - niños

updated Oct 23, 2010
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
3
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Niñas son mejor que Niños. alt text

  • la hamburguesa - la pizza
updated Oct 23, 2010
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by jdgs
niñas *son* mejor que niños - kwesiquest, Oct 9, 2010
Thanks for correcting kwesiquest :) Great sentence Jvdbg :) - 00b6f46c, Oct 9, 2010
niñas son mejor*es* que niños - now i'm correcting myself lol - kwesiquest, Oct 9, 2010
3
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Prefiero comer la hamburguesa que la pizza

updated Oct 23, 2010
posted by Rey_Mysterio
Great , but you have to use the : Más / Menos + adjective + que rule here and you also have to include another two nouns ;) :) - 00b6f46c, Oct 9, 2010
3
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el sol - la luna
El sol es menos bonito que la luna. Me encanta la luna. wink
alt text

la oficina -- el parque

updated Oct 23, 2010
edited by Jason7R
posted by Jason7R
slight glitch...fixed!! - Jason7R, Oct 9, 2010
ami tambien :) - 00b6f46c, Oct 9, 2010
3
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El parque es más mejor que la oficina. tongue wink

The park is better than the office.

alt text

los gatos - los niños

cats - kids

updated Oct 23, 2010
edited by Vic_V
posted by Vic_V
No mas should be used here :)))) great sentence and a true one :) - 00b6f46c, Oct 16, 2010
3
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El parque es mas mejor que la oficina.

  • el perro - el gato
updated Oct 23, 2010
edited by jdgs
posted by jdgs
el parque ''es'' parque is sing :) - 00b6f46c, Oct 9, 2010
No mas should be used here :)))) great sentence and a true one :) - 00b6f46c, Oct 16, 2010
3
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El parque es muy mejor que el oficina.

El día ... la noche

updated Oct 23, 2010
edited by amykay
posted by amykay
oops, looks like we were typing simultaneously! - amykay, Oct 9, 2010
wow ! - 00b6f46c, Oct 9, 2010
la noche - Rey_Mysterio, Oct 9, 2010
gracias hecho. - amykay, Oct 9, 2010
la oficina , mucho not muy :))0 - 00b6f46c, Oct 16, 2010