Comparaciones Complejas: Más Allá de Lo Básico

Clase 14 de 21 • Curso de Inglés Intermedio Alto B2: Comentarios y Opiniones

Resumen

Veamos cómo puedes realizar comparaciones complejas entre dos ideas, conceptos, situaciones o eventos en inglés.

Cómo hacer comparaciones complejas en inglés

Puedes utilizar las expresiones “is more” o “is less”, dependiendo el énfasis que quieras hacer en el primer concepto o la primera idea, para compararla con la segunda.

Being happy is more important than making money.
Making money is less important than being happy.
When it comes to birthdays, making something by hand is more thoughtful than buying something from a store.
When it comes to birthdays, buying something from a store is less thoughtful than making something by hand.
Buying my house was way more stressful than buying my car.
It was way more stressful buying my house than it was buying my car.
Buying my car was way less stressful than buying my house.
Taking care of children is more work than taking care of cats.
Taking care of cats is less work than taking care of children.

Con este simple vocabulario, ya puedes construir múltiples oraciones para realizar complejas comparaciones entre dos cosas.

Contribución creada por: Kevin Fiorentino (Platzi Contributor).

Carlos Guevara

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Waking up early is more easier than staying up late. Going to the mountains is more relaxing than going to the beach.

Johan Arturo

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Hi Carlos, I think that you didn't notice, but you made a little mistake. (Also, it has been a month already, but anyway) When we say easier the more part is implicit, so you might say, Waking up early is easier than staying up late. (Btw, I don't agree hahah)

Adrián Leonardo Morales Rodríguez

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For me staying up late is easier than waking up early.
Going to the mountains is less relaxing than going to the beach.
Going to work is much more work than studying.

Alejandro García Jiménez

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Why you use "way" in the example "buying my car was way less tressful than buying my house"? Its correct without "way" too?

Ivan Enrique León Niño

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We use 'way' because we are talking in past

Brenda Raquel Ortíz Zaldaña

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taking care of children is more work than taking care of cats

Gemma Sarita Ames Guzman

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Staying up late is easier than waking up early. Going to the mountains is more relaxing than going to the beach. Studing is less harder than going to work.

Emigdio Fernando Mora Tomalá

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Staying late at night is less healthy than wake up early.

It's more relaxing to be on the beach than in the mountains.

Going to school is just as important as getting a job.

Mariana Guadalupe Romero González

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ROBERT NAVARRO

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Waking up late is less easy than staying up late
Going to the mountains is less relaxing than going to the beach

Daniel F López

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Hi! Here some comparisons:

It is better to study alone when preparing for an exam, as sometimes you get distracted with your friends.
It is more comfortable to buy a sofa and two chairs, rather that two sofas as it will require more space.

JUAN SEBASTIAN BECERRA BEDOYA

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It's easier to stay up late than to wake up early. Sometimes, waking up in the morning is painful.
Going to the beach is more relaxing than going to the mountains, which is why it is the perfect place to rest

Isaac Arretche Chavez

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Waking up early is way easier than staying up late. However the problem is when you stay up late the night before, that makes it far more complicated to wake up early

Juliette Villarroel

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Staying up late is way easier than waking up early. Wakiup up early is way more difficult than staying up late.

When it comes to have vacations with family, going to the beach is way more relaxing than going to the mountains.

Going to work is harder than studying. But, keeping your concentration is way easier at work than it is studying at home.

Nicolás Díaz

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Waking up earlier is more difficult than staying up late

Walking through the mountains is more demanding than just being in the beach, for that reason, Being in the beach is more relaxing than going to the mountains

Definetly, it is more work working in the office than it is studying something.

Henry Andrés Giraldo Flórez

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For me, waking up earlier is way more tortuous than waking up late, and hiking through mountains is more satisfying than walking on the beach

Jhojan Naranjo Quintero

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direction is more important than speed, i'm not talking about running

Adrian Esteban Rodriguez Alvarez

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When can I use comparatives with adverbs?

Platzi

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You can use comparatives with adverbs, but this class focuses exclusively on adjectives.

Vanessa Jamileth Gámez Hernández

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is more important than / being happy is more important than making money is less important than / making money is less important than being happy is more thoughtful than is less thoughtful than was way more stressful than is more work than is less work than

Mariana Guadalupe Romero González

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good afternoon, everyone

Mariana Guadalupe Romero González

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excellent class

Juan Felipe Cárdenas Salinas

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That's the car I want

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