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AT LEAST (POR LO MENOS O NO MENOS QUE) : Not less than a

particular amount. And even if something better is not true or is not


done. To express a minimum of what we expect to happen or to
introduce something positive in a situation that seems negative

AT LEAST YOU DIDN´T LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. (2 idea).


WE WILL FINISH IN AT LEAST 50 MINUTES. (1 idea)

She lost her job and


Even though she is tired
doesn´t have money but
she studies four hours
she has good health.
every night.
ALMOST (CASI): We use almost to qualify adjectives, verbs, nouns
of time and nouns of place; expressing an idea similar to “Nearly”
(casi).

MY NIECE IS ALMOST TALKING. (Verb).


I WAS ALMOST LATE FOR SCHOOL (Adjective).
I AM ALMOST FIFTEEN YEARS OLD (Noun of time).
I AM ALMOST AT THE HOUSE. (Noun of place).

They were near to crash. He works from Monday to


Saturday.
To find out about size (tamaño).

HOW BIG IS YOUR CAR?


IT IS NOT THAT BIG.

To find out about length (largo, longitud).

HOW LONG IS THE RIVER NILE?


IT IS A HUNDRED MILES LONG.

To find out about wide (ancho).

HOW WIDE IS IT?


IT IS A MILE WIDE.
To find out about age (edad).

HOW OLD IS YOUR BROTHER?


SHE IS TEN.
SHE IS TEN YEARS OLD.

To ask about time.

HOW LONG IS THE FILM?


IT IS ABOUT TWO HOURS LONG.
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET THERE?
ABOUT THREE HOURS.
To ask about cost. With uncountable nouns.
Remember to put any uncountable nouns directly
after “much” except when we ask about costs.

HOW MUCH IS THIS BAG?


HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU HAVE?

To ask about countable nouns. Remember to put


any countable nouns directly after “many”.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMING?


HOW MANY ARE COMING PEOPLE?

Questions often use the word THERE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE IN YOUR CLASS.?


HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE IN YOUR CLASS.?
Cost: 80 Bolivians

My sister is 10 I only have one


years old. brother

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