What does it mean word for word?
The phrase joins the command manda (send), the pronoun me (to me) and the adverb más (more).
Which one should you use?
mándame más is casual. Envíeme más información, por favor. is the polite version, and ¿Me puedes enviar más detalles? (Can you send me more details?) softens the request as a question. A very polite option is Le agradecería si pudiera enviarme más muestras. (I would appreciate it if you could send me more samples).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Using envíeme instead of mándame is more formal and fits people you do not know well or professional settings.
How does it change in a sentence?
mándame más uses the informal command for one person. If you are speaking to a group, say mándenme más.
How do you pronounce it?
The stress falls on the first syllable of mándame.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Keep the accent marks: the one in mándame marks the stress after the pronoun is attached, and más with an accent means more.
Did you know?
- While mándame más refers to sending things, the verb mandar is also the primary word for 'to command' or 'to order' people around. This double meaning is why using the phrase in a professional setting can sound like you are giving a direct order.
- If you accidentally remove the accent from más, you change the meaning from 'more' to 'but'. The word mas is a formal conjunction used in literature to mean 'however'.
- The word más shares a common ancestor with the English word 'master', because both stem from the Latin 'magis', meaning 'more' or 'greater'.
Examples in context
- Envíeme más fotos, por favor.Send me more photos, please.
- Mándame más fotos de tu viaje.Send me more photos of your trip.
- Si tienes información, mándame más.If you have information, send me more.
- Mándame más archivos por correo.Send me more files by email.
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are discussing a shared digital photo album.
- ElenaMateo, me encantan tus fotos.Mateo, I love your photos.
- MateoGracias, Elena. ¿Te gustaron?Thanks, Elena. Did you like them?
- ElenaSí, mándame más cuando puedas.Yes, send me more when you can.
- MateoClaro, te las envío ahora.Of course, I will send them to you now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries más, CC BY-SA 4.0.