Quantifiers para sustantivos contables

Los siguientes quantifiers los utilizaremos con sustantivos contables:

many trees muchos rboles

a few trees unos rboles
few trees pocos rboles
several trees varios rboles
a couple of trees un par de rboles
none of the trees ningn rbol

Quantifiers para sustantivos no contables

Los siguientes quantifiers los utilizaremos con sustantivos incontables:

not much water no mucha agua

a little water un poco de agua
little water poquita agua
a bit of water un poco de agua
a good deal of water bastante agua
a great deal of water mucha agua

Quantifiers para sustantivos contables e incontables

Los siguientes quantifiers valen para sustantivos contables e incontables:

all of the trees/water todos los rboles/ toda el agua

some trees/water algunos rboles/un poco de agua
most of the trees/water la mayora de rboles/agua (en castellano no suena
bien, pero en ingls s)
enough trees/water suficientes rboles/suficiente agua
a lot of trees/water muchos rboles/mucha agua
lots of trees/water muchos rboles/mucha agua
plenty of trees/water bastantes rboles/agua
a lack of trees/water una falta de rboles/agua
Ojo! Entre few y a few parece que no haya mucha diferencia, pero no es el caso.
Few significa pocos pero a few significa varios o un par.

I've got a few friends. = I have enough friends.

I have a few flowers in my garden. = I have enough flowers.

I've got a little money. = I have enough money.

I have a little free time on Thursdays. = I have enough free time.

Little, a little, few, a few

de English Grammar Today

(A) little and (a) few are quantifiers meaning some. Little and few have negative meanings. We
use them to mean not as much as may be expected or wished for.

Compare
All she wanted was a few moments on her own.

some, a small number

She had few moments on her own.

not many/almost none

She saves a little money every month.

some, a small amount

They had little money to spend.

not much/almost nothing

A:

Have you got any money?

B:

some, a small amount

Yes, a little.

A:

Have you got any money?

B:

not much/almost nothing

No, very little.

A little, a few with a noun

We use a little with singular uncountable nouns. We use a few with plural countable nouns:
Mary said nothing, but she drank some tea and ate a little bread.

We stayed a few days in Florence and visited the museums.

Nouns: countable and uncountable

Little, few with a noun

We use little with uncountable nouns. We use few with plural countable nouns. They are used in
formal contexts:
Im not very happy about it but I suppose I have little choice.
Few cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin.
[talking about a period of history]
At that time few people travelled who didnt have to.

(A) little, (a) few without a noun

We can use (a) little and (a) few as pronouns. We can use them to substitute for a noun when it
is obvious from the context:
After that, she began to tell them a little about her life in Scotland, particularly her life with the
Rosenblooms.
Dont take all the strawberries. Just have a few. (Just have a few strawberries.)
Little and few are not very common without a noun. We use them in formal contexts:
Little is known about his upbringing and education.
Few would be in favour of police officers carrying weapons.