Some, Any, A few, A little, A lot of
|
Expression |
Countable Nouns (الأسماء المعدودة) |
Uncountable Nouns (الأسماء غير المعدودة) |
|
a few |
✅ a few sandwiches |
❌ Not used |
|
a little |
❌ Not used |
✅ a little lemonade |
|
some |
✅ some apples |
✅ some water |
|
any |
❌ There aren’t any apples |
❌ There isn’t any milk |
|
a lot of |
✅ a lot of chairs |
✅ a lot of rice |
Notes:
- Use a few with countable nouns (some, but small number).
- Use a little with uncountable nouns (some, but small amount).
- Use some in positive sentences with both countable and uncountable.
- Use any in negative sentences or questions.
- Use a lot of with both countable and uncountable to mean many/much.
There is / There are / There isn’t / There aren’t
|
Form |
Example (English) |
Meaning (Arabic) |
|
There is |
There is a sandwich. |
يوجد سندويش واحد |
|
There is |
There is some water. |
يوجد بعض الماء |
|
There are |
There are two apples. |
يوجد تفاحتان |
|
There are |
There are a lot of chairs. |
يوجد الكثير من الكراسي |
|
There isn’t |
There isn’t a sandwich. |
لا يوجد سندويش |
|
There isn’t |
There isn’t any bread. |
لا يوجد أي خبز |
|
There aren’t |
There aren’t any apples. |
لا توجد أي تفاحات |
|
There aren’t |
There aren’t any cupcakes. |
لا توجد أي كب كيك |
Notes :
- Use 'There is' with singular or uncountable nouns.
- Use 'There are' with plural countable nouns.
- Use 'There isn’t' for singular/uncountable in the negative.
- Use 'There aren’t' for plural in the negative.