'Little' vs 'A little' - What's the difference? English In A Minute

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ไธ‹ใฎ่‹ฑ่ชžๅญ—ๅน•ใ‚’ใƒ€ใƒ–ใƒซใ‚ฏใƒชใƒƒใ‚ฏใ™ใ‚‹ใจๅ‹•็”ปใ‚’ๅ†็”Ÿใงใใพใ™ใ€‚ ็ฟป่จณใ•ใ‚ŒใŸๅญ—ๅน•ใฏๆฉŸๆขฐ็ฟป่จณใงใ™ใ€‚

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Hi, I'm Phil and I'm going to tell you the difference
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ใ“ใ‚“ใซใกใฏใ€ใƒ•ใ‚ฃใƒซใงใ™
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between 'little' and 'a little'.
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ใ€‚ใ€Œๅฐ‘ใ—ใ€ใจใ€Œๅฐ‘ใ—ใ€ใฎ้•ใ„ใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใฆใ‚ใ’ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
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Yes, they almost mean the same thing.
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ใฏใ„ใ€ใปใจใ‚“ใฉๅŒใ˜ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ™ใ€‚
00:07
No, we don't use them in the same way.
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ใ„ใ„ใˆใ€ๅŒใ˜ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใฏไฝฟ็”จใ—ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
00:10
They both refer to small quantities
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ใฉใกใ‚‰ใ‚‚
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and we use them with uncountable nouns.
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ๅฐ‘้‡ใ‚’ๆŒ‡ใ—ใ€ๆ•ฐใˆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใชใ„ๅ่ฉžใจใจใ‚‚ใซไฝฟ็”จใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚
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If we use 'little' with no article,
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ๅ† ่ฉžใชใ—ใง 'little' ใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใ™ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆ
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then it's usually negative
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ใ€้€šๅธธใฏๅฆๅฎš็š„
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โ€“ the small quantity is a problem.
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ใงใ™ใ€‚ใคใพใ‚Šใ€้‡ใŒๅฐ‘ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒๅ•้กŒใงใ™ใ€‚
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There's little money left โ€“ we can't buy anything.
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ใŠ้‡‘ใŒใปใจใ‚“ใฉๆฎ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ไฝ•ใ‚‚่ฒทใˆใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚
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Or:
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ใพใŸใฏ:
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There's little time left โ€“ we need to start now.
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ๆฎ‹ใ‚Šๆ™‚้–“ใฏใปใจใ‚“ใฉใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ›ใ‚“ใ€‚ไปŠใ™ใ้–‹ๅง‹ใ™ใ‚‹ๅฟ…่ฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚
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But if we use 'a little' with the article,
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ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใ€ๅ† ่ฉžใงใ€Œa littleใ€ใ‚’ไฝฟ็”จใ™ใ‚‹ๅ ดๅˆใ€
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it's usually positive.
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้€šๅธธใฏ่‚ฏๅฎš็š„ใงใ™ใ€‚
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It almost means 'at least we've got some'.
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ใใ‚Œใฏใปใจใ‚“ใฉใ€Œๅฐ‘ใชใใจใ‚‚็งใŸใกใฏใ„ใใคใ‹ๆŒใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€ใจใ„ใ†ๆ„ๅ‘ณใงใ™ใ€‚
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We've got a little money โ€“ let's spend it on a party!
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ใŠ้‡‘ใŒๅฐ‘ใ—ใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ - ใƒ‘ใƒผใƒ†ใ‚ฃใƒผใซไฝฟใ„ใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†!
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We've got a little time โ€“ let's have some tea.
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ๅฐ‘ใ—ๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ - ใŠ่Œถใ‚’้ฃฒใฟใพใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚
00:45
Remember it like this:
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ๆฌกใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่ฆšใˆใฆใŠใ„ใฆ
00:46
If you've got a little money but little time,
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ใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚ใŠ้‡‘ใฏใ‚ใ‚‹ใŒๆ™‚้–“ใŒใปใจใ‚“ใฉใชใ„
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you could pay someone to help you.
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ๅ ดๅˆใฏใ€่ชฐใ‹ใซใŠ้‡‘ใ‚’ๆ‰•ใฃใฆๆ‰‹ไผใฃใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ†ใ“ใจใŒใงใใพใ™ใ€‚
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But if you've got little money and a little time,
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ใงใ‚‚ใ€ใŠ้‡‘ใจๆ™‚้–“ใŒๅฐ‘ใ—ใ—ใ‹
00:56
you should do it yourself!
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ใชใ„ใชใ‚‰ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใงใ‚„ใ‚‹ในใใงใ™๏ผ
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