Too much in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: deh-mah-see-AH-doh
IPA: de.ˈma.sja.ðo

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Origin

Derived from Latin “de magis” (too much)

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demasiado info.

Tips to remember the word “demasiado”:
– Think of it as two words “de” (of) and “masiado”, which resembles “más” (more) hence “of more” or “too much”.
– Associate the word with “too” by thinking of “de-más” (of more) as being too much more.

Explanations:
– In Spanish, “demasiado” is an adverb or adjective used to indicate an excess or an overly large quantity of something.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Excesivo (excessive)
– Sobremanera (exceedingly)
– Sobrado (more than enough)

Alternate meanings like slang:
– In some contexts, “demasiado” can informally indicate something is very or extremely, similar to saying “too” as in “too good”.

Examples of sentences that use it:
– “Esto es demasiado picante para mí.” (This is too spicy for me.)
– “Tengo demasiados libros en mi habitación.” (I have too many books in my room.)
– “Llegamos demasiado tarde al cine y la película ya había empezado.” (We arrived too late to the cinema and the movie had already started.)
– “Comí demasiado y ahora me siento lleno.” (I ate too much and now I feel full.)
– “Este regalo es demasiado para alguien que acabo de conocer.” (This gift is too much for someone I just met.)
– “¡Eres demasiado! No puedo creer que hicieras todo esto por mi****pleaños.” (You’re too much! I can’t believe you did all this for my birthday.)

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