più di
/ˈpju di/word by word
The Italian phrase for "more than" is più di.
più di is used to indicate a quantity or amount that is greater than a specific number or limit.
Which one should you use?
Use più di when comparing nouns or quantities, but use più che when comparing qualities (adjectives/adverbs).
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase più di is used before a number or a specific quantity to indicate a comparison of amount.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈpju di/
Did you know?
- When Italians want to say 'more and more', they use the phrase sempre più, which literally translates to 'always more'.
- While you might say 'more than' in English, the Italian più actually shares an ancient root with the word 'plus' and is related to the Proto-Indo-European word for 'many'.
- The word più is used to form the superlative in Italian, such as il più bello for 'the most beautiful'.
Examples in context
- Pesi più di Tom?Do you weigh more than Tom?Tatoeba #4816193 by Guybrush88, translation #4815476 by CK
- Ho più di quello.I have more than that.Tatoeba #4948182 by Guybrush88, translation #2359971 by CK
- Ti amo più di lei.I love you more than her.Tatoeba #3685865 by Guybrush88, translation #261326 by CK
- Il museo contiene più di mille opere d'arte.The museum holds more than a thousand works of art.
- Quella festa era più divertente che noiosa.That party was more fun than boring.
- 431 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sofia and Matteo are deciding how many pizzas to order.
- SofiaOrdiniamo più di tre pizze?Should we order more than three pizzas?
- MatteoSì, siamo in molti.Yes, there are many of us.
- SofiaAllora prendiamo più di cinque.Then let's get more than five.
- MatteoVa bene, Sofia.Okay, Sofia.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (più, di) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries di, più, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
