A question in a quiz asked No es bueno beber ___________ alcohol. The answer was tanto but I chose demasiado. don't they both essentially mean the same thing? Or is there a distinction in Spanish? Thanks
Demasiado or tanto
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Meghan Y.Kwiziq community member
Demasiado or tanto
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using demasiado, bastante, suficiente, poco, tanto and mucho to express quantity in Spanish (quantitative adjectives)"
Asked 7 years ago
InmaKwiziq Head of Spanish, Native Spanish Teacher
Hola Meghan
Demasiado and tanto are very similar; demasiado means too much and tanto means so much. See all these slightly different sentences:
No es bueno beber mucho alcohol. (Drinking a lot of alcohol is not good.)
No es bueno beber demasiado alcohol. (Drinking too much alcohol is not good.)
No es bueno beber tanto alcohol. (Drinking so much alcohol is not good.)
Saludos
Inma
Meghan Y. asked:
Demasiado or tanto
A question in a quiz asked No es bueno beber ___________ alcohol. The answer was tanto but I chose demasiado. don't they both essentially mean the same thing? Or is there a distinction in Spanish? Thanks
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