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French Expressions Of QuantityFrench Expressions Of Quantity are extremely useful when you are out shopping in the market or you just to embellish your every day conversation.
-- French Expressions of Qunatity -- Common French Expressions Of Quantity
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| assez de | enough | peu de | few, little, not much |
| autant de | as much, as many | plus de | more |
| beaucoup de | much, many | tant de | so much, so many |
| combien de? | how much? how many? | trop de | too much, too many |
| moins de | less | un peu de | a little (bit of) |
Exception :
If the noun following the prepostion de is "specific", (that is to say it refers to specific people or
things rather than people or things in general) then the definite article (le, la, les) is used as well.
Example :
Many people listen to the radio -
beaucoup de gens ecoutent la radio..... (not specific as I'm referring to people in general).
Many of the flowers are red -
beaucoup des (de+les) fleurs sont rouges..... (specific as I am referring to some flowers that I
already know about or have seen).
-- French Expressions of Qunatity --
| davantage | more |
| environ | around, approximately |
| seulement | only |
| tellement | so |
-- French Expressions of Qunatity --
| une boite de | a box of | un kilo de | a kilo of |
| une bouteille de | a bottle of | une livre de | a pound of |
| Example : | |||
| J'ai deux bouteilles de
lait Alors, j'ai autant de lait que toi |
- I have two bottles of
milk - Then I have as much milk as you do |
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-- French Expressions of Qunatity --
| Example : | |||
| Il étudie
la plupart du temps? Oui, il a bien des livres à lire |
- Does he study most of
the time? - Yes, he has a lot of books to read |
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-- French Expressions of Qunatity --
I am a beginner
I am an intermediate
I am advanced
