Lesson

24

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Basic English Grammar

little few
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little

a little - a few
= pequeo/a

pequeos/as

(con un nombre contable)

There are thousands of little ants in my kitchen. How can I

get rid of them?
(Hay miles de pequeas hormigas en mi cocina. Cmo puedo
eliminarlas?)

2.
>

little

= poco, poca

(con un nombre no contable)

I have little money, but I am very happy.

When you have little work experience, it can be hard to find
a job.
Enjoy the little things, for one day you might look back and
realize they were the big things.
Robert Brault
(Disfruta de las pequeas cosas, porque un da podras mirar atrs
y darte cuenta que eran las grandes cosas.)

1.
>

2.
>

Nota

a little

= un pequeo, una pequea (con un nombre contable)

My husband and I live in a little house. We have a little baby

girl, a little car, a little cat and a little dog.

a little

= un poco de

(con un nombre no contable)

For lunch we usually have a little soup, a little bread, a little

cheese, and a little wine. Afterwards we have a little rest.
Se puede decir tambin:
some soup, some bread, some cheese, some wine, some rest.

Lesson

24

www.inglesparaespanoles.com

Basic English Grammar

little few
few

1.
>

a little - a few
= pocos - pocas

It is better to have few true friends than lots of fake friends.

(Es mejor tener pocos verdaderos amigos que muchos falsos amigos.)

1.
>
Nota

a few

= algunos - algunas

I would like to ask you a few questions about English

pronunciation.
Se puede decir tambin:

I would like to ask you some questions about English

pronunciation.