How much? How many?
Quantifiers: how much / how many, a lot of, a little / a few, not much / not many.
In this lesson, you will learn...
How much? How many? Ask about quantity.
Quantifiers. much, many, a lot of, a little, a few.
What sounds natural. In statements, prefer a lot of.
Do you remember?
A quick review of countable and uncountable nouns.
How much? How many?
One example of each. many / a few / not many → countable. much / a little / not much → uncountable. Tap to listen and repeat.
▶ Teacher Thais's voiceQuantifiers
Watch and listen, then try it yourself.
Every quantifier in one table
Everything from the video, in one place. The rule is always the same: countable on the left, uncountable on the right.
| Countableeggs, people, friends | Uncountablesugar, milk, time | |
|---|---|---|
| How much? How many? |
How many eggs? | How much sugar? |
| A big amount | a lot of eggs · a lot of sugar the only one that works for both! |
|
| A small amount | a few eggs | a little sugar |
| Not enough | not many eggs | not much sugar |
| Too much! | too many eggs | too much sugar |
Um jeito fácil de lembrar: many e a few para o que você conta; much e a little para o que você mede.
Listen & echo
Play a sentence, then say it right away — copy the teacher's rhythm and melody, like an echo. Record yourself and compare.
Ouça uma vez e repita logo em seguida, imitando o ritmo e a “melodia” da frase — como um eco.
Can you write it right?
Play each sentence and type what you hear.
Complete the dialogue
Choose the right word to answer each question.
You did it!
Now you can ask about quantities like a native speaker: how much, how many, a lot of, a few…