A few Spanish questions.?

Question

According to babel translator (I know it's not a perfect system) but they list the words "mas" and "pero" as both meaning "but". I was curious as to whether those two words are interchangeable or whether you use them at certain times. Also, how do you differentiate the pronunciation of the spanish words "mas" and "más" .

Answer 1

Both "mas" and "pero" basically mean the same thing. However, "pero" is more commonly used. "Mas" is usually only used in written Spanish, and it has more of a literary or even poetic meaning.

There's also a third word with a similar meaning..."sino" which is often used to compare things.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

"mas" with an accent on the "a" means "more". Without the accent it is the conjunction "but." I am not sure if there are rules about when to use mas and when to use pero (as there ARE rules about pero vs sino), although pero seems more common to be sure.

As the Spanish speaker posting earlier claims to have never seen "mas" used in this sense, perhaps it is an old fashioned word. I have certainly seen it when I have read Spanish literature.

Answer 3

Yes, "but" can be translated as "mas" and "pero".

They are interchangeable, but "mas" is very seldom used in the spoken language. Using it when talking sounds pretentious.

Both "mas"(but) and "más" (more - plus) are pronounced exactly the same. The accent is used only to differentiate the meanings.
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Answer 4

Well it I'm a spanish speaker and an English speaker as well. But i can assure you that But means "pero" not "mas". Now the way you could differentiate between mas and más, is simple because.. Más is used only when you are adding.

For example. One plus one,,, which means... Uno más Uno.
For everything else you the other one

Answer 5

bnv...d may be a Spanish speaker, but he's wrong.
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