Spanish: Expressing Sequence and Comparisons

• Useful expressions are used to express sequence.

Useful Expressions

• We went to the market translates to "Fuimos al mercado".
• The day before yesterday translates to "anteayer".
• Last year translates to "el año pasado".
• Yesterday translates to "ayer".
• A week ago translates to "hace una semana".
• Last month translates to "el mes pasado".
• Last week translates to "la semana pasada".
• First translates to "primero".
• After translates to "después".
• Later translates to "más tarde/luego".
• Then translates to "entonces".
• At the end/finally translates to "al final/finalmente".

Grammatical Comparisons and Verb Usage

• To say "more...than" use "más...que".
• "Maria is taller than Jose" translates to "María es más alto que José".
• To say "less...than" use "menos...que".
• "Lili is less friendly than Paco" translates to "Lili es menos simpática que Paco".
• To say "as (adjective) as" use "tan...como".
• "Rosa is as good-looking as Cindy" translates to "Rosa es tan bonita como Cindy".
• To say "as (noun) as" use "tanto(s)...como".
• "I have as many classes as you do" translates to "Yo tengo tantas clases como tú".
• "Saber" is used to know skills, facts, knowledge, and how to do something, refer to page 135.
• "I know how to cook and she knows Spanish" translates to "Yo sé cocinar y ella sabe español."
• "Conocer" is used to know or be familiar with people or places, refer to page 135.
• "I know her parents and she knows (is familiar with) Mexico" translates to "Conozco a sus padres y ella conoce México."
• "Quedar" is used to indicate where a building or place is located, see page 135.
• "Where is the church located? It's on the corner" translates to "¿Dónde está la iglesia? Esta en la esquina"
• "Se" refers to no particular person, similar to "one, they, or you" in English when no specific person is intended, see page 135 (impersonal).
• "One can buy prepared food here" translates to "Se puede comprar comida preparada aquí."