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Tier 1: Essential

Más o menos

More or less / Kind of / Sort of

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Fillers & Small Talk Institutionalized Expression Beginner informal to neutral
Pronunciation:

mas o MEH-nos

When to use:

Indicating approximation or hedging a statement.

See It in Context

¿Cómo estás? —Más o menos.

How are you? —So-so.

Neutral response
Es más o menos lo mismo.

It's more or less the same.

Approximating
Entiendo más o menos.

I understand sort of.

Partial understanding
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