| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Pablo es tan alto como Julio. | Pablo is as tall as Julio. |
| Marlena hable tan rapido como Manuel. | Jose speaks as fast as Teresa. |
| Juanita tiene tantos amigos como Frito y Rico. | Juanita has as many friends as Frito and Rico. |
| La casa de Cristobal es mas grande que la mia. | Cristobal's house is bigger than mine. |
| Tu tienes menos discos compactos que yo. | You have fewer compact disks than I. |
| los idiomas extranjeros | the foreign languages |
| la blanca nieve | the white snow |
| Habia doscientos invitados y mucho ruido. | There were two hundred guests and a lot of noise. |
| Mi hermano? Ne se si esta listo. | My brother? I don't know if he is ready. |
| Un amigo viejo | an old friend (age) |
| Un viejo amigo | an old friend (long time) |
| una mujer pobre | a poor woman |
| una pobre mujer | an unfortunate woman |
| el hombre mismo | the man himself |
| el mismo hombre | the same man |
| una ciudad grande | a big/large city |
| una grande ciudad | a great city |
| un coche nuevo | a brand new car |
| un nuevo coche | a new (different) car |
| un hecho cierto | a sure (beyond doubt) fact/feat |
| cierto hecho | a certain (particular) fact/feat |
| una casa antigua | an old/ancient house |
| una antigua casa | a former house |
| una mujer unica | a unique woman |
| la unica mujer | the only woman |
| una cosa semajante | a similiar thing |
| semejante cosa | such a thing |
| programas diferentes | different programs |
| diferentes programas | various programs |
| una famoso artista moderno | a famous modern artist |
| Hizo buen tiempo, pero no fue una buena semana. | The weather was good, but it was not a good week. |
| Vi el primer acto por primera vez ayer. | I saw the first act for the first time yesterday. |
| Algun dia can a elegir a una mujer. | Some day they are going to elect a woman. |
| Gabriela Garcia Marque escribio Cien anos de soledad. | G.G.M. wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude. |
| Lee cualquier articulo; todos son buenos. | Read any article; they are all good. |
| Trae una chaqueta cualquiera. | Bring any old jacket. |
| San Jose | Saint Joseph |
| San Francisco | Saint Francis |
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