چیزهایی که می‌شه شمرد many می‌گیرن: how many cups? چیزهایی که نمی‌شه شمرد much می‌گیرن: how much coffee? a lot of با هر دو میاد.
much، many، a lot of: زیاد
How many cups do we need?
How much coffee is there?
There are a lot of cups, and there's a lot of coffee.
Not "How much cups do we need?" — say "How many cups do we need?". فنجون رو می‌شه شمرد، پس بگو many.
خودت امتحان کن: Maya: How ___ plates do we need on Saturday? Wei: Ten, one for every guest. حرفِ Maya رو انتخاب کن. (much / many / a lot of) جواب: many — بشقاب رو می‌شه شمرد، پس Maya می‌پرسه How many.
not much، not many: نه زیاد
با not و توی جمله‌ی سؤالی، معمولاً much و many می‌گن: not much time، not many cars.
We don't have much time.
There aren't many cars today.
Is there much time before the bus?
خودت امتحان کن: Wei: Is the store busy? Maya: No, there aren't ___ people. We can go now. حرفِ Maya رو انتخاب کن. (many / much / a few) جواب: many — آدم رو می‌شه شمرد، و این جمله منفیه، پس Maya می‌گه not many.
lots of: کلی
lots of همون معنیِ a lot of رو داره. خودمونی‌تره.
We have lots of time.
Lots of people come here on Fridays.
خودت امتحان کن: Maya: Is there food for the guests? Wei: Yes, there's ___ food. Don't worry. حرفِ Wei رو انتخاب کن. (lots of / not much / many) جواب: lots of — Wei می‌گه نگران نباش، پس کلی غذا هست: lots of food.
a few، a little: یه کم
a few + چیزهایی که می‌شه شمرد یعنی تعدادِ کم: a few apples. a little + چیزهایی که نمی‌شه شمرد یعنی مقدارِ کم: a little water. قبل از صفت، a little یعنی یه کم: a little cold.
I have a few questions.
Can I have a little milk?
Not "Can I have a few milk?" — say "Can I have a little milk?". شیر رو نمی‌شه شمرد، پس بگو a little.
خودت امتحان کن: Wei: The sauce needs butter. Maya: Okay. I'll put in ___ butter. We can add more later. حرفِ Maya رو انتخاب کن. (a lot of / a little / a few) جواب: a little — بعداً می‌تونن بیشتر اضافه کنن، پس Maya یه مقدارِ کم می‌ریزه، و کره رو نمی‌شه شمرد: a little butter.
too much، too many: زیادی
too many و too much یعنی بیشتر از چیزی که می‌خوای. با چیزهایی که می‌شه شمرد بگو too many و با چیزهایی که نمی‌شه شمرد بگو too much.
There are too many cars on this street.
There's too much noise here.
Not "There are too much cars on this street." — say "There are too many cars on this street.". ماشین رو می‌شه شمرد، پس بگو too many.
خودت امتحان کن: Wei: Twenty people want to come to my friend's party! Maya: That's ___ people. Her apartment is so small. حرفِ Maya رو انتخاب کن. (too much / a few / too many) جواب: too many — بیست نفر توی یه آپارتمانِ کوچیک بیشتر از جاییه که داره، و آدم رو می‌شه شمرد: too many.
many و a few، یا much و a little؟
می‌تونی بشمریش، مثلِ یه تخم‌مرغ، دو تا تخم‌مرغ؟ بگو many، a few یا too many. اگه نمی‌شه شمردش، مثلِ نمک، بگو much، a little یا too much.
a few eggs, a little salt
too many eggs, too much salt
خودت امتحان کن: Maya: What do we need for the salad? Wei: We need ___ tomatoes and ___ oil. کلمه‌های Wei رو به ترتیب انتخاب کن. (a little … a few / a few … a little / a few … a few) جواب: a few … a little — گوجه رو می‌شه شمرد، پس a few tomatoes. روغن رو نمی‌شه شمرد، پس a little oil.