To express "the same" in Spanish we can use:
El mismo / La misma /Los mismos/ Las mismas
Which one to use depends on the gender of the thing/person you are talking about, and also on whether it is singular or plural.
Have a look and listen to these examples:
Notice how "el mismo" is used to talk about masculine singular things/people. (el coche, el profesor)
In the examples above "la misma" is used to talk about feminine singular things/people. (la camisa, la historia)
See how, in the examples above, we use "los mismos" to refer to a masculine plural noun (zapatos) and "las mismas" to refer to a feminine plural noun (aficiones).
But,
To refer to a neutral ideal (the same thing) use: Lo mismo
For example:
In this case it is always used in the neutral form (lo mismo)
Igual/Iguales
Don't get confused with the word igual. Although used in a very similar way, we will use igual/iguales when we refer to being alike/identical more than being the same thing. For example:
"Esas dos chicas son iguales." (Those two girls are identical.)
In this case the two girls may look very similar physically or you may refer to their very similar personality.
Also note that in this case igual/iguales agree in number but they don't have articles (el,la,las,los)
"Esas dos chicas son las iguales."
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