"Tan Bien"...correct or not? ¿Correcto o no?

Question

I have always used "tan bien" to mean "as well" when comparing how well two people do things, but I saw somewhere on this site that said that that is not correct. Will somebody help clear this up for me? Thank you.

Siempre he usado "tan bien" para significar "as well" cuando compruebo cuán bien dos personas hacen algo, pero recientemente vi algo en algún lugar en este sitio que dijo que esto no es correcto. ¿Podría alguien ayudarme a aclarar este asunto? Muchas gracias.

Great question pumpkin. I am following. Thank you. - 0095ca4c, Jun 14, 2012

Thank you, too. :) - PumpkinCalabaza, Jun 14, 2012

Answer 1

Tan bien como?

Cantas tan bien como tu hermana.

You sing as well as your sister.

I know the "tan ... como" pattern is correct for other things:

tan grande como: as big as

tan rápido como: as fast as

Etc.

Thank you. I just wanted to see if that was correct grammatically. - PumpkinCalabaza, Jun 9, 2012

Answer 2

I think it is more "so well".

¿Estás casado con una española? Ah, por eso hablas español tan bien.

You are married to a Spanish woman? Ah, that's why you speak Spanish so well.

Thank you for the answer...but what should I say to mean "as well as..." or something like that. - PumpkinCalabaza, Jun 9, 2012

Answer 3

Do you mean "también" meaning "also" and "too".

When spoken "tan bien" would sound almost identical and perhaps that is why it has taken so long to be noticed?

Also también means as well which was in the question. - Eddy, Jun 10, 2012

Answer 4

Los ejemplos y las dos variantes ofrecidas por Tosh están muy acertadas. Se usa para comparativos de igualdad (tan bien como) o adverbio de modo (tan bien),

Lees tan bien como un estudiante de bachillerato.(AS WELL AS)

Nadamos tan bien que llegamos primero a la orilla. (SO WELL)

Answer 5

También = As well/also Tan bien = so good tan mal= so bad / Tan grande = so big/ Tan caro= so expensive.