Meaning of QUITE A FEW - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles

So the phrase "quite a few" can be somewhat confusing for people who are learning English

Portanto, a frase "quite a Few" pode ser um pouco confusa para as pessoas que estão aprendendo inglês

because you might have learned the word "few" and if I was to say, "I went to watch a basketball

porque você pode ter aprendido a palavra "poucos" e se eu dissesse: "Fui assistir a um

game and there only a few spectators there."

jogo de basquete e havia apenas alguns espectadores lá ."

It means that there wasn't very many spectators there to watch the sport.

Isso significa que não havia muitos espectadores para assistir ao esporte.

But if I go to a basketball game and I say that there were quite a few spectators there

Mas se eu for a um jogo de basquete e disser que havia alguns espectadores lá,

it actually means that there a lot of spectators there.

isso na verdade significa que havia muitos espectadores lá.

So if I was to say there were just a few or there were a few it would mean that there

Então, se eu dissesse que havia apenas alguns, isso significaria que

weren't very many but if I was to say that there were quite a few it would mean that

não havia muitos, mas se eu dissesse que havia alguns, isso significaria que

there are a lot there.

há muitos.

Right now I'm making supper for my family.

Agora mesmo estou fazendo o jantar para minha família.

I shouldn't be outside because I have quite a few things on the stove cooking right now,

Eu não deveria estar do lado de fora porque tenho algumas coisas no fogão cozinhando agora,

and I shouldn't be outside without watching them, so I'm gonna go back in now.

e não deveria estar do lado de fora sem observá- los, então vou voltar agora.