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más

adverbBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “más” mean in English?

  1. more

Example sentences

  • Quiero más café.

    I want more coffee.

  • Es más alto que yo.

    He's taller than me.

  • Habla más fuerte, por favor.

    Speak louder, please.

How to use it

Más means 'more'. Used in comparatives (más + adj + que = more X than). Carries an accent on the á to distinguish from mas (= but, archaic).

Common mistake

Always write the accent on más (more). Without it, mas is 'but' (literary, rare). The accent is non-negotiable in modern Spanish.

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 31.