Comparative of equality - Comparativo de igualdade

As we are in a competitive world, once in a while we take ourselves comparing people. There are many ways to compare...you can say , for example , that Bruna is as beautiful as Karen or that Gabriel is not so smart as Lorena. This kind of comparision is called " Comparative of equality"


Comparative of equality

Affirmative = as ......................as


Negative = not so ...................as

not as......................as


As = tão ................as = quanto



** Meu irmão è tão bom quanto meu pai

**My brother is as good as my father


Not so = não tão


** Meu irmão não è tão bom quanto meu pai

**My brother is not so good as my father

**My brother is not as good as my father


Como estamos em um mundo competitivo, de vez em quando nos pegamos comparando as pessoas. Existem muitas formas de comparar. Você pode, por exemplo, dizer que a Bruna è tão bonita quanto a Karen , ou que o Gabriel não è tão esperto quanto a Lorena. Esse tipo de comparação è chamado de " comparativo de igualdade.

Corinthians plays as well as São Paulo

My life is not as easy as your life

English is as difficult as Portuguese

Aurelina is as intelligent as Vanusa

The teacher is as fat as Jô Soares

São Paulo is as dangerous as Rio de Janeiro

Sìlvio Santos is as rich as Bill gates

English is not so difficult as Portuguese

The teacher is not as fat as Jô Soares



Vocabulary - Adjectives

* Good = bom, boa

*bad = ruim, mau

* badly = mal

*fat = gordo

*thin = magro

*tall = alto

*short = baixo

* beautiful = bonito , bonita

*handsome = bonito( para homens)

*ugly = feio, feia

* rich = rico

*poor = pobre

*cheap = barato

*expensive = caro

* calm = calmo, calma

*nervous = nervoso

* dirty = sujo

*clean = limpo

*easy = fàcil

*difficult = dificil

* dedicated = dedicado

* lazy = preguiçoso

* late = atrasado

* early = adiantado

*horrible = horrìvel

* wonderful = maravilhoso

* polite = educado

* moody = mal humorado

* large = espaçoso

* tight = apertado

* open = aberto

*closed = fechado

*slow = lento, devagar

*fast = ràpido

* heavy = pesado

* soft = leve