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As...as in Spanish

Source:  http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/equal.htm

To form the comparisons of equality using adjectives or adverbs, use the following formula:

as…as

tan + adjective (adverb) + como

             El libro es tan bueno como la película.
             (The book is as good as the movie.)

             El chico es tan alto como la chica.
             (The boy is as tall as the girl.)

To form comparisons of equality with nouns, use the following formula:

as much…as

as many…as

tanto + noun + como

             Juan tiene tanto dinero como María.
             (as much money as)

             Él tiene tanta paciencia como ella.
             (as much patience as)

             Tiene tantos libros como ella.
             (as many books as)

             Tiene tantas plumas como ella.
             (as many pens as)

When actions (not things) are being compared, and there is no adjective, use the following formula:

verb + as much as + subject

verb + tanto + como

             Sus estudiantes aprenden tanto como mis estudiantes.
             (learn as much as)

             Rosario cocina tanto como Josefina.
             (cooks as much as)

             Las naranjas cuestan tanto como las manzanas.
             (cost as much as)

When actions (not things) are being compared, and there is an adjective, use the following formula:

verb + tan + adjective (masculine form) + como

             Aquí se trabaja tan duro como ahí.
             (work as hard as)

             El niño juega tan poco como la niña.
             (plays as little as)

             Ellos duermen tan poco como ella.
             (sleep as little as)

Source:  http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-spanish/as

♦ as ... as tan ... como 
I am as tall as him  

             soy tan alto como él
this tree can grow as tall as 50 feet  

             este árbol puede llegar a medir 50 pies de alto
as big as a house  

             (tan) grande como una casa
she hit him as hard as she could  

             lo golpeó lo más fuerte que pudo, lo golpeó tan fuerte como pudo
he was writing as long ago as 1945  

             en 1945 ya escribía
she doesn't walk as quickly  or  as fast as me  

             no camina tan rápido como yo
walk as quickly  or  as fast as you can  

             camina lo más rápido que puedas
he ate as quickly as possible  

             comió lo más rápido posible
it was still being done by hand as recently as 1960  

             en 1960 todavía seguía haciéndose a mano
the fresh snow was as white as white could be  

             la nieve fresca era todo lo blanca que podía ser
is it as far as that?  

             ¿tan lejos está?
is it as big as all that?  

             ¿es de verdad tan grande?
♦ as many ... as tantos(-as)  ... como 
I haven't got as many pairs of shoes as you  

             no tengo tantos pares de zapatos como tú
I've got a lot of tapes but I haven't got as many as him  or  as he has  

             tengo muchas cintas, pero no tantas como él
she gets as many as eight thousand letters a month  

             llega a recibir hasta ocho mil cartas al mes
♦ as much ... as tanto(-a)  ... como 
I haven't got as much energy as you  

             no tengo tanta energía como tú
you've got as much as she has  

             tienes tanto como ella
you spend as much as me  or  as I do  

             tú gastas tanto como yo
it didn't cost as much as I had expected  

             no costó tanto como yo me esperaba
it can cost as much as $2,000  

             puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares