Lesson 24 - little - few - a little

Lesson
24
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Basic English Grammar
little – few
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little
a little - a few
= pequeño/a
pequeños/as
(con un nombre contable)
There are thousands of little ants in my kitchen. How can I
get rid of them?
(Hay millones de pequeñas hormigas en mi cocina. ¿Cómo puedo
eliminarlas?)
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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 pequeñas cosas, porque un día podrías mirar atrás
y darte cuenta que eran las grandes cosas.)
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Nota
a little
= un pequeño, una pequeña (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 también:
some soup, some bread, some cheese, some wine, some rest.
Lesson
24
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Basic English Grammar
little – few
few
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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.)
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Nota
a few
= algunos - algunas
I would like to ask you a few questions about English
pronunciation.
Se puede decir también:
I would like to ask you some questions about English
pronunciation.