a mí más
/a mi mas/from spelling rules
The English phrase "me more" is expressed in Spanish as a mí más.
a mí más is used to express that the speaker feels a certain emotion more strongly than someone else does.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the preposition a (to), the indirect object pronoun mí (me) and the adverb más (more).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some Latin American countries, the informal phrase Me das más can be used to mean "Can you give me more?"
How does it change in a sentence?
While a mí más expresses that a feeling is stronger for the speaker, if you want to say you feel an emotion less intensely than someone else, you replace más with menos. Note that a mí también is used to express agreement with a positive statement, such as "I like this too", rather than expressing a difference in intensity.
How do you pronounce it?
/a mi mas/
Did you know?
- The word más shares a distant linguistic ancestor with the English word 'master', as both stem from the Latin 'magis' and 'magister'.
- In a romantic or friendly context, saying a mí más can function as a playful retort to someone else's declaration of affection.
- While it looks like a simple comparison, the phrase a mí más functions as a way to claim the intensity of an emotion as a personal property.
Examples in context
- ¿Podría servirme más agua, por favor? Quisiera más.Could you pour me more water, please? I would like more.
- ¿Hay más helado? ¡Quiero más!Is there more ice cream? I want more!
- Puedes pasarme las papas. ¡Más, por favor!Can you pass me the chips? More, please!
- Oye, ¿me das más helado?Hey, can you give me more ice cream?
- ¿Te gusta viajar? A mí más.Do you like traveling? I like it more.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are talking about how much they miss their hometown.
- LucíaExtraño mucho mi ciudad.I miss my city a lot.
- AlejandroYo también la extraño.I miss it too.
- LucíaA mí más.Me more.
- AlejandroEso es imposible, Lucía.That is impossible, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries a, más, mí, CC BY-SA 4.0.
