Comparisons of inequality
In Spanish, inequality is expressed by using one of the following:
más more + adjective + que than
adverb
menos less noun
1. Tú eres más alto que yo.
You are taller an I.
You are more tall than I.
2. Mónica habla más lentamente que Carmen.
Monica speaks slower than Carmen.
Monica speaks more slowly than Carmen.
** If the comparative is followed by a number, use de rather than que.
Hay menos de veinte alumnos en la clase.
There are less than twenty students in the class.
** Note that when the sentence is negative, que is used even with numbers, to convey the meaning "only."
Tengo más de cinco dólares.
I have more than five dollars.
No tengo más que cinco dólares.
I only have five dollars.
