More in Portuguese 🇧🇷

in English	in Portuguese	S
more	mais

How to say “more” in Portuguese? “Mais”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “mais” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on more in Portuguese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

Portuguese Sentences with the Word “More”

Portuguese sentence with “mais”	English translation for mais	S
Fale mais devagar, por favor.	Speak more slowly, please.
Pode me ligar mais tarde.	He can call me later.
Você pode ver mais,	You can see more,
Você precisa ser mais paciente	You need to be more patient
mais interessante que isso	more interesting than that
mais de seis pessoas	more than 6 people
Martín é mais alto que Eduard	Martin is taller than Eduard
Para comprar-lo você precisa mais do que seis dólares	To buy it you need more than six dollars
Italiano é mais fácil do que francês	Italian is easier than french
Há mais de dez.	There are more than ten.
Daniel já viajou para mais países do que Tomás	Daniel has traveled to more countries than Tomas
Ele tem mais de vinte e oito anos	He is older than twenty eight years old
Ela precisa levar mais de cinco livros	She needs to carry more than five books
O espanhol se fala em mais de trinta países	spanish is spoken in more than thirty countries
Chá é mais saudável que café	Tea is healthier than coffee
Pode fazer mais de cem abdominais	You can do more than one hundred situps
Sua familia precisa de você mais do você pensa	Your family needs you more than what you think
Dormir é mais importante do que comer	Sleeping is more important than eating?
As peras são mais doces do que as maçãs	Pears are sweeter than apples
Facebook tem mais de dois milhões de usuários	Facebook has more than two million users
Ela quer ter mais de oito filhos	She wants to have more than eight kids
Ela prefere ter mais cachorros do que gatos	She prefers to have more dogs than cats
Eles teriam prestado mais atenção?	Would they have paid more attention?
Você não acha que eles teriam mais?	Don’t you think they would have had more?
O computador dela tem mais capacidade	Her computer has more capacity
A universidade dele precisa de mais estudantes	His college needs more students
Temos que aprender a nos amar mais	We have to learn to love ourselves more.
Preciso que você pratique mais.	I need you to practice more.
Eu gosto mais do meu.	I like mine more.
Seria melhor se o visitássemos mais.	It would be better if we visit him more.
Eu gostaria que você tivesse mais tempo.	I wish you had more time.
A professora disse que estudarmos mais.	The teacher said to study(we) more.
Você gostaria que passásemos mais tempo juntos?	Would you like us to spend more time together?
Se tivéssemos praticado mais, teríamos ganhado.	If we had practiced more, we would have won.
Eu recomendo que você durma mais cedo.	I recommend that you go to sleep earlier.
Eu espero que o governo ajude mais.	I hope the government helps more.
Talvez funcionaria se falasse mais alto.	Maybe it would work if you spoke louder.
Se você aprendesse espanhol, conseguiria mais trabalhos.	If you learned spanish, you would get more jobs.
Na terra tem mais plantas do que insetos.	In the earth there are more plants than insects.
Se eu tivesse mais tempo te visitaria com mais frequência.	If I had more time I would visit you frequently.
Você não acha que ele faria isso melhor se ele se esforçasse mais?	Don’t you think he would do it better if he tried harder?
Não precisava comprar mais comida.	You didn’t need to buy more food.
Sei que você teria querido passar mais tempo comigo.	I know you would have wanted to spend more time with me.

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Tips to Remember:
• Notice that “mais” sounds like “mass” with an extra “i”—think of piling up additional “mass” to remember it means “more.”
• Remember that “mais” and “mas” (meaning “but”) sound similar; focus on context to differentiate them.

Explanations:
• “Mais” is used to indicate an additional amount or degree, similar to the word “more” in English.
• It can be used in comparisons, requests, or to emphasize an increase in quantity, quality, or intensity.

Other Words with a Similar Meaning:
• “Demais” sometimes conveys “too much” or “so much,” though its use can vary by context.
• In certain contexts, “ainda mais” can be used to stress “even more.”

Alternate Meanings/Slang:
• In informal contexts, “mais” can be part of expressions or compounds (e.g., “mais ou menos”) that mean “so-so” or “average.”
• It is not typically used on its own as slang but appears in casual expressions.

Examples of Sentences with Translation:
• “Eu quero mais café.”
Translation: “I want more coffee.”
• “Ela estuda mais do que trabalha.”
Translation: “She studies more than she works.”
• “Ele sempre diz que quer viajar mais.”
Translation: “He always says that he wants to travel more.”
• “Estou me sentindo mais feliz hoje.”
Translation: “I’m feeling happier today.”

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