determinerA1Very Oftenneutralboth

few

несколько

a small number of things

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Pronunciation
EN-UK/fjuː/
EN-US/fju/
RU[ˈnʲesʲkəlʲkə]
few

few with Russian translation

few usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

Only a few people came to the party.

На вечеринку пришло всего несколько человек.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

I have a few friends in the city.

У меня есть несколько друзей в городе.

few synonyms

🇬🇧en

несколько, мало

A1Very Often

Few students came to the meeting.

A
🇬🇧en
a small number of

небольшое количество, несколько

A2Often

A small number of students arrived late.

🇬🇧en

несколько, ряд

A2Often

Several people asked the same question.

🇬🇧en

несколько, некоторые, немного

A1Very Often

I need some help.

A
🇬🇧en
a couple of

пара, несколько

A2Often

I waited a couple of minutes.

A
🇬🇧en
a handful of

горстка, совсем немного

B1Often

A handful of people knew the truth.

N
🇬🇧en
not many

немного, не много

A1Very Often

Not many people called yesterday.

A
🇬🇧en
a number of

ряд, некоторое количество

A2Often

A number of guests arrived early.

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What does few mean?

a small number of things

How do you pronounce few?

few is pronounced as /fjuː/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is few used in a sentence?

Only a few people came to the party. Translation: На вечеринку пришло всего несколько человек.

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