Topic: Portuguese

"Minha irmã é menor que você."

Translation:My sister is smaller than you.

March 11, 2013

17 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Bpilgrim93

    Couldn't you also say "Minha irmã é menor do que vocé."?

    June 12, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
    Mod

      Right too!

      June 12, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/MariaSilfverberg

        Why not "a minha Irma" in this case?

        April 22, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
        Mod

          Just report.

          April 22, 2014
          https://www.duolingo.com/Sr.Noble

            can "menor" mean younger too? like in Spanish

            March 11, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
            Mod

              Yep, you can also use menor meaning younger or youngest. But we usually say "mais nova" for this meaning.

              March 11, 2013
              https://www.duolingo.com/jurrius

                And mais velha instead of maior if she's older?

                January 25, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
                Mod

                  Yes!

                  January 25, 2014
                  https://www.duolingo.com/Johnni0

                    My sister is newer than you :D lol

                    June 13, 2014
                    https://www.duolingo.com/Scutigera

                      In Portugal (and Asia/Africa), mais pequeno, or actually in this case mais pequena works (but not mais grande to mean the opposite):

                      https://www.linguee.com/english-portuguese/search?source=auto&query=mais+pequeno

                      December 17, 2017
                      https://www.duolingo.com/PedziMakum

                        Is que both that & than?

                        April 1, 2014
                        https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
                        Mod

                          yes.

                          April 1, 2014
                          https://www.duolingo.com/ta0kaka

                            Isn't it possible to say: "Minha irmã é mais baixa que você"?

                            November 17, 2016
                            https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
                            Mod

                              It is also right.

                              November 17, 2016
                              https://www.duolingo.com/maxdule

                                "My sister is littler than you." - right answer displayed!(?). Littler xD

                                March 24, 2018
                                https://www.duolingo.com/Tauno1
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                                In my dictionary I get only a bit offensive meanings - that indicate that my sister is "lesser" than you or "less worthy". But here it just means smaller in size?

                                April 9, 2018
                                https://www.duolingo.com/luizzzzz

                                  It could be younger too, not much usual tough. But, less worthy? I don't think so, maybe "Minha irmã é inferior a você" would make more sense.

                                  February 10, 2019

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