# mai

**Part of speech:** ADV  
**Frequency rank:** #19 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Very common Romanian adverb with several core uses: it marks comparison, continuation, and degree/intensity. In context, it can mean "more", "still/yet", or "rather/quite".

## Meanings

- **more; to a greater degree; in comparison** — Used with comparatives and superlatives, and to express increase or addition.
- **still; yet; longer; remaining** — Shows that something continues or has not stopped.
- **rather; quite; somewhat** — Softens or grades an adjective, often in informal everyday speech too.

## Example sentences

- Vreau mai multă apă. — _I want more water._
- Mai am puțin de lucru. — _I still have a little work left._
- Poți vorbi mai încet? — _Can you speak more slowly?_
- Mai bine mergem mâine. — _We’d better go tomorrow._

## Forms

mai

## Nearby words by frequency

- [în](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEn)
- [vrea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vrea)
- [pe](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pe)
- [cu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cu)
- [un](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/un)
- [acesta](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acesta)
- [sine](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sine)
- [face](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/face)
- [da](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/da)
- [putea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/putea)
- [pentru](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pentru)
- [bine](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/bine)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mai](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mai) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.