How to Say “Kinda” in Spanish

más o menos
/ˌmas o ˈmenos/
The English phrase 'kinda' is translated into Spanish as más o menos.
Más o menos is used as an adverbial phrase to express that something is true to an extent or is approximate. You can also use the informal phrase Como que to convey the sense of "kinda" or express hesitation.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase más o menos literally translates to 'more or less'.

How do you pronounce it?

/ˌmas o ˈmenos/

Did you know?

  • The word más in más o menos shares an ancient root with the English word 'master', as both stem from the Latin 'magis'.
  • In many Spanish-speaking cultures, más o menos is a common social buffer used to avoid giving a blunt 'no' or a negative answer that might seem rude.
  • While más o menos means 'kinda' or 'approximately', using it to answer ¿Cómo estás? often signals that the speaker is having a mediocre or slightly bad day.

Examples in context

  • Estoy un poco cansado.
    I'm kinda tired.
  • La comida está un poco fría.
    The food is kinda cold.
  • Creo que son más o menos 50 personas en la fiesta.
    I think there are kinda 50 people at the party.
  • Me siento medio triste hoy.
    I'm feeling kinda sad today.
  • Esa película es medio aburrida.
    That movie is kinda boring.
  • Como que me quedé dormido y llegué tarde al trabajo.
    I kinda fell asleep and arrived late to work.
  • ¿Estás cansado? Más o menos.
    Are you tired? Kinda.
  • El examen fue más o menos difícil.
    The exam was kind of difficult.
  • Vivo más o menos cerca del centro.
    I live kind of near the center.
  • Estoy más o menos cansado hoy.
    I am kind of tired today.

Example conversation

Alejandro and Elena are discussing a movie they just watched.

  1. Alejandro

    ¿Te gustó la película, Elena?
    Did you like the movie, Elena?
  2. Elena

    Más o menos, fue un poco larga.
    Kind of, it was a bit long.
  3. Alejandro

    A mí me pareció más o menos interesante.
    I thought it was kind of interesting.
  4. Elena

    Para mí, fue bastante aburrida.
    For me, it was quite boring.

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