Comments on: Half and Half

By: Ramses

Ramses — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:22:21 +0000

If you use “que” in the context with numbers, you can often translate it with “than”: Tengo más que tú.

By: eleena

eleena — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:07:06 +0000

Gracias, chicos, for the positive feedback. @Eugene...yes, you've got the right idea. Just a small change... "He hecho más de la mitad de mi tarea." (Use the preposition "de" when referring to quantities in sentences like yours that use the construction "more than" or "less than". "Hay más de 20 personas en el restaurante." Use "que" when referring to/making comparisons to people or things. "He hecho más que tú.")

By: Eugene

Eugene — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:14:46 +0000

Gracias – muy útil!

and how to say: “I’ve completed more than a half of my homework”?
He hecho mas que mitad de mi tarea ????

By: Spanish Word of the Day: mitad | Spanish Only

Spanish Word of the Day: mitad | Spanish Only — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 13:18:58 +0000

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By: Petrichor

Petrichor — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:08:02 +0000

Thanks a lot for making the distinction clear.

By: Erik R.

Erik R. — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:42:12 +0000

Excellent post!