MUCH / MANY
Use much (mucho / mucha) in negative and interrogative sentences with uncountable nouns.
Ex: There isn't much tea in the bag.
Is there much milk in the bottle?
Use many(muchos / muchas) in negative and interrogative sentences with plural countable nouns.
Ex: There aren't many employees
Are there many people in the park?
A LOT OF / LOTS OF (mucho, mucha, muchos, muchas)
Both have the same meaning. Use them with countable and uncountable nouns and with plural countable nouns.
Ex: There was a lot of water in the bottle.
There are a lot of students in this school. / There are lots of students in this school.
A LITTLE / LITTLE (un poco de / poco, poca)
Use a little / little with uncountable nouns.
A little is positive.
Little is negative.
Ex: There is a little coffee in the pot.
There is little money in the wallet.
A FEW / FEW (unos pocos, unas pocas / pocos, pocas)
Use a few / few with countable nouns.
A few is positive.
Few is negative.
Ex: There were a few cookies in the box.
Today there are few Panda bears in the world.
HOW MUCH ...? / HOW MANY...? (¿Cuánto, cuánta...? / ¿Cuántos, cuántas)...? )
Use them to ask about quantity.
How much + (uncountable noun) ...?
How many + (plural countable noun)...?
Ex: How much wine is there in the bottle?
How many apples are there in the basket?
Use there is / there are in present. Use there was / there were in past.
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