[ARCHIVE] Making comparisons in Portuguese

[EranBarLev]

Original post by HelpfulDuo | Archived post

Comparing two things/people or two groups of things/people in Portuguese is easy. Here's the formula:

mais/menos + adjective/noun/adverb + (do) que

NOTE: In the formula above, the word do before que is optional.

Here are some examples:

Example	Translation
Minha amiga é menos sociável que eu.	My friend is less sociable than me.
A Lili é mais alta do que o Lucas.	Lili is taller than Lucas.
Sua casa tem mais quartos que a minha.	Your house has more rooms than mine.
Ele corre mais rápido do que eu.	He runs faster than me.

However, as in English, there are some irregular adjectives in Portuguese too.

Adjective / Comparative form	Example
bom / melhor	Esse detergente é melhor que aquele. This detergent is better than that one.
ruim / pior	Seu novo filme é pior que o anterior. His/Her new movie is worse than his/her previous one.
grande / maior	Meu irmão gêmeo é maior que eu. My twin brother is bigger than me.
pequeno / menor	Esta casa é menor que a outra. This house is smaller than the other one.

Practice your Portuguese!

Using the lesson above, write a sentence comparing two things or people and share it with other users in the comments section.

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[EranBarLev]

Original comment by JanisaChatte

Caso alguém queira saber expressar igualdade/ In case anyone wants to know how to express equality:

tão+ adj+quanto

OR

tão+adj+como

Examples:

Eu acordo tão cedo quanto meu colega do quarto. (I wake up as early as my roommate.)

Esta menina é tão bonita como aquela. (This girl is as pretty as that one.)