Indefinite pronouns refer to people or things without saying exactly who or what they are. "Le/la même" and "les mêmes" are part of the indefinite pronouns.
How to use the indefinite pronouns le/la même, les mêmes in French
Look at these examples of similitude:
Julie prend l'Eurostar de 15h30? Je prends le même. Is Julie taking the 3.30pm Eurostar? I'm taking the same [one].
To say the same in French, you use le/la même or les mêmes depending on the noun it refers to.
Note that it has to agree in gender (le/la) and number (les mêmes) with the object it refers to.
Using [French stress pronouns] + même(s) to express "myself/yourself/etc" in French and Même can mean "same", "itself", "very", "exact" and "precise" as an adjective, and "even" as an adverb in French
When le même is used in a comparison : the same as
Note that in French, you will use que to introduce the compared element.
See also Plus ... que/Moins ... que/Aussi ... que = More ... than/Less ... than/As ... as (Comparisons with Adjectives in French)
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Julie prend l'Eurostar de 15h30? Je prends le même. Is Julie taking the 3.30pm Eurostar? I'm taking the same [one].
J'aime beaucoup tes lunettes. Madonna porte les mêmes. I really like your glasses. Madonna wears the same [ones].
