Grammar: A2 - ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🧩 Parts of Speech - Expanding - Lesson 4: Quantifiers with Uncountable Nouns (much, a little, a bit of)

Lesson 4: Quantifiers

water_drop

Uncountable Quantifiers

បរិមាណស័ព្ទសម្រាប់នាមរាប់មិនបាន

We use these words to talk about amounts of things we cannot count, like water, money, and time.

យើងប្រើពាក្យទាំងនេះដើម្បីនិយាយអំពីបរិមាណនៃវត្ថុដែលយើងមិនអាចរាប់បាន ដូចជា ទឹក លុយ និងពេលវេលា។

hourglass_empty

schedule Much

ច្រើន (ប្រើក្នុងសំណួរ និងបដិសេធ)

schedule

Not much time Negative Sentence I do not have much time today. មិនសូវមានពេលទេថ្ងៃនេះ

payments

Not much money Negative Sentence He does not have much money. គាត់មិនសូវមានលុយទេ

water_drop

How much water? Question How much water do you drink? តើអ្នកញ៉ាំទឹកប៉ុន្មាន?

bedtime

How much sleep? Question How much sleep did you get? តើអ្នកគេងបានប៉ុន្មាន?

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pinch A little

បន្តិចបន្តួច / តិចតួច

cookie

A little sugar Small Amount I need a little sugar in my coffee. ខ្ញុំត្រូវការស្ករសបន្តិចក្នុងកាហ្វេ

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A little milk Small Amount Can I have a little milk? សុំទឹកដោះគោបន្តិចបានទេ?

support_agent

A little help Small Amount She needs a little help with her homework. នាងត្រូវការជំនួយបន្តិចបន្តួច

language

A little English Small Amount I speak a little English. ខ្ញុំចេះនិយាយភាសាអង់គ្លេសតិចតួច

lightbulb

tips_and_updates A bit of

បន្តិច (ក្រៅផ្លូវការ)

forum

A bit of advice Informal Amount Let me give you a bit of advice. ទុកឱ្យខ្ញុំផ្តល់ដំបូន្មានបន្តិចបន្តួចដល់អ្នក

celebration

A bit of luck Informal Amount We just need a bit of luck today. យើងគ្រាន់តែត្រូវការសំណាងបន្តិចប៉ុណ្ណោះថ្ងៃនេះ

mood

A bit of fun Informal Amount We had a bit of fun at the party. ពួកយើងមានភាពសប្បាយរីករាយបន្តិចនៅឯពិធីជប់លៀង

schedule

A bit of time Informal Amount It will take a bit of time. វានឹងចំណាយពេលវេលាបន្តិច

gpp_maybe The Countable Trap!

Do not use 'many' or 'a few' with uncountable nouns!

(កុំប្រើពាក្យ 'many' ឬ 'a few' ជាមួយនាមដែលរាប់មិនបាន!)

"I drink many waters."
ខុស! (Wrong!) ❌

"I drink much water." (or "a lot of water")
ត្រឹមត្រូវ! (Correct!) ✅

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Quick Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស

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I do not have ___ time to play today.

(ខ្ញុំមិនសូវមានពេលលេងទេថ្ងៃនេះ។)

fact_check Choose the right word

Can I have ___ milk in my coffee?

(តើខ្ញុំសុំទឹកដោះគោបន្តិចក្នុងកាហ្វេបានទេ?)

gpp_maybe LITERAL TRAP! ❌

Which sentence is correct?

(តើប្រយោគមួយណាត្រឹមត្រូវ?)

article Context Fill

We just need ___ luck to win the game.

(យើងគ្រាន់តែត្រូវការសំណាងបន្តិចប៉ុណ្ណោះដើម្បីឈ្នះការប្រកួត។)

help Question Time

Do you have ___ homework tonight?

(តើអ្នកមានកិច្ចការផ្ទះច្រើនទេយប់នេះ?)

kitchen

Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Kitchen Hunt 🍳 (ស្វែងរកវត្ថុ៣យ៉ាងនៅក្នុងផ្ទះបាយរបស់អ្នកដែលរាប់មិនបាន ហើយសរសេរប្រយោគដោយប្រើ "a little" ដូចជា a little salt។)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Write a Question ✍️ (សរសេរសំណួរមួយសួរមិត្តភក្តិរបស់អ្នកដោយប្រើពាក្យ "How much..." ឧទាហរណ៍ How much water do you drink?)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

Daily Life 🗣️ (ប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យ "a bit of" ដើម្បីពណ៌នាពីអារម្មណ៍ ឬថាមពលរបស់អ្នកថ្ងៃនេះ។ ឧទាហរណ៍ I have a bit of energy.)

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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

What is the difference between "a little" and "a bit of"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Hi Vireak! They mean the exact same thing, but "a bit of" is a little more informal and used mostly in speaking. 🗣️

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Nita 5 hours ago

Can I use "much" in a positive sentence like "I have much money"?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

It is not strictly wrong, but it sounds very strange and formal to native speakers. In positive sentences, it is much better to say "I have a lot of money"! 💰

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Ratha 8 hours ago

Is "rice" uncountable?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

Yes, "rice" is uncountable in English! Even though you could count every single grain, we treat it as a mass. So you would say "a little rice" or "not much rice". 🍚