Más

Today’s Spanish word of the day is “más”.

It’s most frequently used as an adverb to mean “more”.

When used in conjunction with an adjective, it means “most”, for example:

• Este es el libro más aburrido que he leído. – This is the most boring book I’ve read.

“Más” also means “plus” in mathematics, for example:

• Dos más dos son cuatro. –  Two plus two equals four.

As you can see, the word “más” is quite versatile. It’s used in a lot of common phrases, including the following:

• Más o menos – More or less
• Más tarde – Later
• Por más que – As much as
• Más te vale – You’d better
• Más bien – Rather/Instead

The word “más” comes from the Latin magis, which also meant “more”. Latin magis is the root of a few English words, including master and maestro.

Example sentences