Más and menos are used in several ways:
1. Plus and minus with numbers:
Uno más uno son dos (1+1=2)
Cinco menos dos son tres (5-2=2)
Más de cinco mil (+5000)
2. More and less/fewer, followed by a noun. Although más and menos are used as adjectives here, they don’t agree with the noun.
Tienes más paciencia que nosotros (You have more patience tan us).
Tienes más dinero que yo (You have more money than me).
Tengo menos hambre ahora (I’m less hungry now).
Hay menos museos aquí (There are fewer museums here).
3. More and less, followed by de + noun:
Hace más de dos semanas (More than two days weeks).
Hay más de cien razones para no hacerlo (There are more than a hundred reasons for not doing it).
En menos de un mes (In the less than a moth’s time).
Billetes de tren por menos de veinticinco euros (Train tickets for less than 25 euros).
4. Menos can also be translated as except:
Me gustan todas las frutas menos las fresas (I love all fruit except strawberries).
5. Finally, they are also featured in many everyday phrases:
Al menos/por lo menos (at least).
Cada vez más caro (more and more expensive).
Cada vez menos contento (less and less happy).
Tres veces más grande (three times bigger).
Lo menos posible (as little as posible).
Más o menos (more or less).
¡Menos mal! (just as well/thank goodness!).
Nada más (nothing more).
Nunca más (never again).
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