不可算名詞の単数形 a little を使います。 可算名詞の複数形で a few を使用します。

Mary said nothing, but she drank some tea and ate a little bread.

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

数えられない名詞には little を使います。可算名詞の複数形とともに、 few を使います。それらは正式なコンテキストで使用されます。

I’m not very happy about it but I suppose I have little choice.

Few cities anywhere in Europe can match the cultural richness of Berlin.

【歴史を語る】

At that time few people travelled who didn’t have to.

( a ) little と ( a ) few を代名詞として使用できます。文脈から明らかな場合は、名詞の代わりに使用できます。

After that, she began to tell them a little about her life in Scotland, particularly her life with the Rosenblooms.

Don’t take all the strawberries. Just have a few . （いちごを少しだけいただきます。）

Little and few は名詞なしではあまり一般的ではありません。正式な文脈でそれらを使用します。

Little is known about his upbringing and education.

Few would be in favour of police officers carrying weapons.

with (a) little および (a) few は、冠詞 ( a/an, the )、指示詞 ( this, that )、所有格 ( my, your )、または代名詞 ( him, them ) の前に来る場合に使用 of ます。

Put the flour into a bowl, blend with a little of the milk, beat in the egg yolks, then the sugar and the rest of the milk.

A few of his films were seen abroad.

程度の副詞として a little を使います。それは a bit より正式です:

He smiled just a little .

Her hands were shaking a little .

形容詞と副詞を修飾するため a little 前に使用します。それは a bit より正式です:

She seemed to be getting a little better.

What you need is a little more romance.

bit と一緒 a little をよく使います:

I find that a little bit hard to believe.

「小さい」を意味する形容詞として little を使用します。

‘You’re going to have a little baby brother, Martha,’ her mother told her one day.

I know a little restaurant not far from here.