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English in 1 Minute, Few & A few: What's the difference - English In A Minute

Few & A few: What's the difference - English In A Minute

Welcome everyone.

Today we're going to look at the difference between

'few' and 'a few'.

Have a look at these two sentences.

Which sentence has a more negative feeling?

1.I have few friends.

2.I have a few friends who live in London.

It was sentence number one right?

When we use 'few', we're saying that the total number

of something is not as many as we would like

– that the number is small.

Here, I'm telling you that I don't have many friends.

When we use 'a few',

we're not talking about the total number,

but a category of something.

It has a similar meaning to 'some'.

Here, I'm telling you that some of my friends live

in London.

Just remember, we always use this with countable

nouns only, so please be careful.

See you next time!

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Welcome everyone. 皆さん、ようこそ。

Today we're going to look at the difference between 今日は「few」と「a few」の違いを見ていきます。 Bugün aşağıdakiler arasındaki farka bakacağız

'few' and 'a few'. 'few' と 'a few' の違いです。 'birkaç' ve 'birkaç'.

Have a look at these two sentences. ||||||看看這兩句。 これらの二つの文を見てみてください。 Spójrz na te dwa zdania. Şu iki cümleye bir göz atın. 看看这两句话。

Which sentence has a more negative feeling? |||||負面感覺| |||||less positive| どの文がより否定的な感情を持っていますか? Hangi cümle daha olumsuz bir duyguya sahiptir? 哪一句话的负面情绪更强烈?

1.I have few friends. 1.私は友達がほとんどいません。 1\. У меня мало друзей. 1.Çok az arkadaşım var. 1.我的朋友很少。

2.I have a few friends who live in London. |||pochi||||| 2.ロンドンに住んでいる友達が何人かいます。 2\. У меня есть несколько друзей, которые живут в Лондоне. 2.Londra'da yaşayan birkaç arkadaşım var. 2.我有几个朋友住在伦敦。

It was sentence number one right? 一文目でしたよね? Bir numaralı cümleydi, değil mi? 这是第一句话对吧?

When we use 'few', we're saying that the total number ||||||||總數| 「少数」を使用する場合、総数は 'Az' kelimesini kullandığımızda, toplam sayının 当我们使用“few”时,我们说的是总数

of something is not as many as we would like |||||多く|||| 何かの数が私たちが望むほど多くない bir şeyin sayısı istediğimiz kadar çok değil 某些东西的数量不如我们想要的那么多

– that the number is small. – 数が少ないこと。 - sayının az olması. – 数量很少。

Here, I'm telling you that I don't have many friends. 在這裡||告訴你||||||| ここで言っておきますが、私には友達があまりいません。 Burada size çok fazla arkadaşım olmadığını söylüyorum. 在这里,我告诉你们,我没有很多朋友。

When we use 'a few', 「少し」を使うときは、 "Birkaç" kullandığımızda,

we're not talking about the total number, |||||合計| 総数について話しているのではなく、 toplam sayıdan bahsetmiyoruz, 我们不是在谈论总数,

but a category of something. ||類別|| ||Type of thing|| ||فئة من|| しかし、何かのカテゴリ。 ale kategorią czegoś. ama bir şeyin kategorisi. 而是某事物的一个类别。

It has a similar meaning to 'some'. ||||意思相似|| 「一部」と同じ意味です。 'Bazı' ile benzer bir anlamı vardır.

Here, I'm telling you that some of my friends live ここで、私の友達の中に何人かが住んでいると言っています。 Burada, bazı arkadaşlarımın yaşadığını söylüyorum.

in London. ロンドンで。 Londra'da.

Just remember, we always use this with countable |||||||可數名詞 覚えておいてください、私たちは常に数えられるものにこれを使います。 Pamiętaj tylko, że zawsze używamy tego z policzalnymi Unutmayın, bunu her zaman sayılabilir ile kullanırız

nouns only, so please be careful. 名詞||||| 名詞だけですので、注意してください。 sadece isimler, bu yüzden lütfen dikkatli olun.

See you next time! 次回お会いしましょう! Bir dahaki sefere görüşürüz!