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I am confused; don't both of these words mean "more"? What is the literal meaning and context of each? Sample sentences would be helpful! спасибо!

Sam
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    "Больше" actually means "more". About the word "ещё" see this topic - http://russian.stackexchange.com/questions/9075/the-meaning-of-%D0%95%D1%89%D1%91 – Matt Jul 13 '15 at 07:03

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I'd say ещё implies a continuing process, like putting food on a dish or enumerating objects, in positive sentences, while больше is used in negative sentences and when discussing sizes.

Ещё мне добавь - Give me more (money, food)

Больше не надо - Don't need more (goes with anything)

А ещё больше есть? - Do you have an even bigger one (shirt, car)?

Anton Duzenko
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Can you provide context of usage of word "more"?

Больше can has meaning "Bigger", but "Ещё" can`t Ex: Красная чашка больше зеленой.

I suppose it`s better to use "ещё" as translation for word "more", but it can be context-dependent.

Amber
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