Même vs pareil

[beefcement]

Hello :-p

what is the difference between même & pareil ?? when would i use each of these words?? are they just 2 ways of saying the same thing because i cant find a good explanation of the difference anywhere

[Arcaeca]

même = same | même que = same as

pareil = alike | pareil à = similar to, like

A more difficult question would be "pareil à" vs. "comme", which I'm not totally sure of.

[Katred2]

It's sort of varying degrees of similarity:

Même= same (as you said)
Pareil = equal/ equivalent, similar
Comme = like

There's not a great difference between "comme" and "pareil". The latter is a little more formal.

Hope that helps!

[Koopafro]

C'est du pareil au même.

[deepa_g1610]

How is C'est different from C'est du? Couldn't i just say "C'est pareil au même"?

[Alxzien]

I believe it changes the part of speech. Using du makes pareil a noun. So basically it's either "It's the same" or "It's alike"