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Learn how to differentiate "mucho" and "muy."
Gramática: La diferencia entre "mucho" y "muy"
A2 Spanish Difference between "mucho" and "muy"
Level: A2
Module 6: En el trabajo (At work)
Lesson 45: ¿Teletrabajo u oficina? (Remote work or the office?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
Audio and video
- "Muy" is used to intensify adjectives or adverbs.
- "Mucho" is used as an adverb to intensify verbs or to indicate frequency.
- "Mucho" can be used with comparative adjectives to intensify.
- We use "mucho/a/os/as" as adjectives that accompany nouns to indicate a large quantity.
| Intensificador | Complementa a | Ejemplo |
|---|---|---|
| Muy | adjetivos/adverbios | La conexión es muy importante para el teletrabajo. (The connection is very important for remote working.) |
| Mucho | verbos/adjetivos comparativos | Nos gusta mucho hacer videollamadas. (We like much making video calls a lot.) El teletrabajo es mucho más flexible que el trabajo presencial. (Telecommuting is much more flexible than working in person.) |
Mucho/a/ Muchos/as | sustantivos | El trabajo remoto nos da mucha flexibilidad. (Remote work gives us a lot of flexibility.) |
| Para el teletrabajo necesitamos mucho equipamiento. (For remote work we need a lot of equipment.) | ||
| Hay muchas herramientas en la plataforma de teletrabajo. (There are many tools on the teleworking platform.) | ||
| Durante la pandemia muchos trabajadores tuvieron trabajo remoto. (During the pandemic many workers had remote work.) |
Exceptions!
- "Muy" and "mucho" are not interchangeable. "Muy" cannot be used with nouns, and "mucho" cannot be used with adjectives or adverbs.
Exercise 1: La diferencia entre "mucho" y "muy"
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
muchas, muchos, muy, mucha, mucho
Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
1
mucha
a lot of
2
muchos
many
3
muchas
many
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muy
very
