mais

This is the 403rd most frequent Portuguese word.


mais

"Mais" means "more" or "most" in English.


Here, 'mais' is used for expressing proportional relationships in a correlative conjunction structure.

Quanto mais estudo, mais aprendo.

The more I study, the more I learn.


Here, 'mais' is used to request an additional amount of something, in this case, water.

Eu quero mais água.

I want more water.


In this sentence, 'mais' functions as a comparative, indicating a greater degree of a quality (interestingness).

Este livro é mais interessante do que aquele.

This book is more interesting than that one.