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Lesson 18 · 約 9 分鐘
多少、一些、一點(量詞)
much·many、a few·a little、a lot of、How much·many
多少、一些、一點(量詞)
🎯 這一課你會學會
講「多少、一些、一點點」——這又跟 A1 學的可數/不可數有關。學完你能分清 much / many、a few / a little,講數量不出錯。
💬 先聽一段對話
Mia: Do we have enough food for the party?(派對的食物夠嗎?) Jun: We have a lot of snacks, but only a little juice.(點心很多,但果汁只剩一點。) Mia: And how many people are coming?(有多少人要來?) Jun: About twenty. We don't have much time — let's go shopping!(大概二十個。時間不多了——去買吧!)
🧩 文法點:量詞跟著「可數/不可數」走
還記得 A1 的可數(apple, person)vs 不可數(water, time)嗎?量詞就是照這個分:
| 可數(複數名詞) | 不可數 | |
|---|---|---|
| 很多 | many / a lot of | much / a lot of |
| 一些 | some / a few | some / a little |
| (幾乎)沒有 | few | little |
| 多少? | How many? | How much? |
① many / much = 很多
- many + 可數複數:many people、many books。
- much + 不可數:much money、much time。
- 重點:much / many 多用在問句和否定句;肯定句常用 a lot of。
- ✅ I don't have much money. / Do you have many friends?
- ✅ I have a lot of friends.(肯定句,a lot of 更自然)
② a few vs a little = 一些、一點(都是「有一點點」)
- a few + 可數複數:a few friends、a few days.(幾個/幾天)
- a little + 不可數:a little water、a little time.(一點點水/時間)
③ a lot of / lots of = 很多,可數不可數都能用、肯定句最常見:
- a lot of books / a lot of water.
📒 高頻單字
| 單字 | KK 音標 | 中譯 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|---|
| many | /ˈmɛni/ | 許多(可數) | many people(很多人) |
| much | /mʌtʃ/ | 許多(不可數) | not much time(沒多少時間) |
| few | /fju/ | 幾個 | a few days(幾天) |
| little | /ˈlɪtəl/ | 一點(不可數) | a little milk(一點牛奶) |
| enough | /ɪˈnʌf/ | 足夠 | enough food(足夠的食物) |
🗣️ 發音提醒
- many /ˈmɛni/:e 唸 /ɛ/(「ㄝ」),「MEN-i」,不是「妹妮」。
- much /mʌtʃ/ vs march /mɑrtʃ/:母音不同,別混。
- enough /ɪˈnʌf/:又是那個 gh = /f/,「i-NUF」。
✍️ 開口練習
練習 1:much / many?
- How _ money?(不可數)→ much
- How _ people?(可數)→ many
- I don't have _ time.(不可數)→ much
練習 2:a few / a little?
- I have _ friends here.(可數)→ a few
- Add _ salt.(不可數)→ a little
練習 3:講你有多少。
I have a lot of _. I have a few _. I have a little _.
🎒 帶走
- many / a few(可數)、much / a little(不可數);a lot of 兩者都行、肯定句最好用。
- much / many 多用在問句、否定;肯定句用 a lot of。
- 問多少:How many(可數)/ How much(不可數)。
下一課,一個讓你聽起來更道地的東西:常用片語動詞(get up、turn on、look for…)。