Breakdown of Tengo el mismo móvil que tú.
tú
you
tener
to have
el móvil
the mobile phone
que
than (in comparisons)
Questions & Answers about Tengo el mismo móvil que tú.
Why do we use que here instead of como for the word 'as'?
In Spanish, when you want to say 'the same as', you use the structure el mismo... que. While como often translates to 'like' or 'as', comparisons using mismo (same) always pair up with que.
Does the word mismo change depending on who is speaking?
No, mismo changes to match the noun it describes, not the person who is speaking. Because móvil (mobile phone) is a masculine, singular noun, we use the masculine singular form mismo. If you were talking about a feminine noun like a camera (cámara), you would say la misma cámara.
Why does tú have an accent mark at the end of this sentence?
The accent mark shows that tú is the subject pronoun meaning 'you'. Without the accent mark, tu is the possessive adjective meaning 'your' (as in tu móvil). We use the subject pronoun here because the implied full thought is 'the same mobile that you have'.
Is móvil the standard word for a phone in all Spanish-speaking countries?
In Spain, móvil is the standard word for a mobile phone, which matches the dialect you are learning. However, if you speak to people from Latin America, you will almost always hear them use the word celular instead.