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(a) little + uncountable noun:
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(a) few 十 plural noun:
(a) little water (a) few books
(a) little time (a) few q uestions
(a) little money (a) few people
(a) little soup (a) few days
a I ittle water afew books
a little = some but not much a few = some but not n1any
0 She didn't eat anything, but she drank 。 Excuse me, I have to ma ke a few
a I ittle water. phone calls.
0 I speak a little Spanish. 0 We're going away for a few days.
(= some Spanish but not much) 0 I speakafewwords ofSpanish.
0 A: Can you speak Spanish? 0 A: Are there any shops near here?
B: A little. B: Yes, a few.
)(little (without a) = nearly no or nearly )(few (without a) = nearly no
nothing
。 There was little food in the fridge. 。 There were few people in the theatre.
It was nearly empty. It was nearly empty.
You can say very little: You can say very few:
0 Dan is very thin because he eats very 0 Your English is very good. You make
little. (= nearly nothing) very few mistakes.
Compare little and a little: Compare few and a few:
。 Th ey have a l ittle mo ney, so they're 0 I have a few friends, so I'm not lonely.
not poor. (= they have some money) (= I have some friends)
。 They have little money. They are very 0 I'm sad and I'm lonely. I have few
poor. (= nearly no money) friends. (= nearly no friends)
I have a
friends. friends.
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