más vocabulario
/mas bokabulaɾjo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "more vocabulary" is translated into Spanish as más vocabulario.
While más vocabulario literally means "more vocabulary," there are several ways to use phrases to request or ask for specific words. You can use ¿Cómo se dice…? to ask how to say a specific word or phrase. You can politely ask ¿Podría proporcionarme más vocabulario relacionado con…? to request more vocabulary related to a specific topic.
What does it mean word for word?
más means "more" and vocabulario means "vocabulary".
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun vocabulario is a masculine singular noun, so it is used with the singular form más vocabulario.
How do you pronounce it?
/mas bokabulaɾjo/
Did you know?
- Spanish has a concept called palabras rebuscadas, which describes the act of searching for a very sophisticated or rare piece of vocabulary.
- The word más shares a common ancestor with the English word 'master' through the Latin 'magis', meaning 'more'.
- In Spanish, the word vocabulario can refer to a person's known words or to a physical book of words, like a dictionary.
Examples in context
- ¿Podría decirme cómo se expresa 'thank you' en español?May I ask how to express 'thank you' in Spanish?
- ¿Podría proporcionarme más vocabulario relacionado con 'la comida'?Could you please provide me with more vocabulary related to 'food'?
- ¿Tienes más palabras relacionadas con 'la playa'?Do you have any other words related to 'the beach'?
- ¡Buena suerte!Good luck!
- Necesito aprender más vocabulario para el examen.I need to learn more vocabulary for the exam.
- Necesito aprender más vocabulario.I need to learn more vocabulary.
- Este libro tiene más vocabulario.This book has more vocabulary.
- Ella quiere tener más vocabulario técnico.She wants to have more technical vocabulary.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are discussing their language class.
- DanielMe cuesta entender las lecturas.I'm struggling to understand the readings.
- ElenaQuizás necesites aprender más vocabulario.Maybe you need to learn more vocabulary.
- DanielTienes razón, Elena.You're right, Elena.
- ElenaPodemos practicar juntos mañana.We can practice together tomorrow.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries más, vocabulario, CC BY-SA 4.0.
