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Level 23 - Avec / Sans / Il y a / Beaucoup / Peu

Avec, sans, il y a, beaucoup and peu are all very important words in French. Here are their meanings followed by some examples:

avec
sans
il y a
beaucoup (de)
peu (de)
un peu (de)

je suis avec mon ami
une chemise avec quatre poches

il a un pantalon sans poches
elle aime le thé sans sucre

j'aime beaucoup le café
j'aime le café avec beaucoup de lait

il y a un peu d'eau dans le verre
le film est un peu long
peu de gens attendant l'autobus
je parle peu de ma famille

il y a dix-sept crayons dans le sac
il y a beaucoup de gens dans le magasin
il n'y a pas de livres

  

with
without
there is, there are
many / much / a lot (of)
few / not much / not many (of)
a little (of)

I am with my friend
a shirt with four pockets

he has some trousers without pockets
she likes tea without sugar

I like coffee a lot
I like coffee with lots of milk

there's a little water in the glass
the film is a little long
not many people are waiting for the bus
I don't speak much about my family

there are seventeen pencils in the bag
there are a lot of people in the shop
there are no books

Pay special attention to the difference between peu de which means 'few' where the emphasis is on there not being much/many, and un peu de which means 'a little' where the emphasis is on there being some even if it's not that much/many. Also note that il n'y a pas de ('there is/are no') is a very common construction which you will see and hear often.

Test yourself!

Translate from French into English, then from English into French. Highlight the right-hand column to reveal the answers.

1

j'habite avec mes parents

= I live with my parents

2

trois ordinateurs sans souris

= three computers without mice

3

il y a deux restaurants

= there are two restaurants

4

j'ai beaucoup de stylos

= I have lots of pens

5

il y a peu de livres

= there are few (not many) books

6

est-ce qu'il y a un peu de craie?

= is there a little chalk?

7

il y a quatre oiseaux

= there are four birds

8

il n'y a pas d'oiseaux

= there aren't any birds

9

peu de chevaux sont blancs

= few horses are white

10

beaucoup d'ours sont marron

= many bears are brown

11

les cheveux gris

= the grey hair

12

les yeux bleus

= the blue eyes

13

le poisson est un peu jaune

= the fish is a bit yellow

14

il n'y a pas de cahiers

= there aren't any exercise books

15

cinq portes sans fenêtres

= five doors without windows

16

I dance with my girlfriend

= je danse avec ma petite amie / ma copine

17

a pencil case without pencils

= une trousse sans crayons

18

there are 100 grey elephants

= il y a cent elephants gris

19

there are not any tigers

= il n'y a pas de tigres

20

there are lots of white mice

= il y a beaucoup de souris blanches

21

the birds are a bit green

= les oiseaux sont un peu verts

22

you (sg.) draw with an orange pen

= tu dessines avec un stylo orange

23

the horses with the brown hair

= les chevaux avec les cheveux marron

24

a pupil without a satchel

= un élève sans (un) cartable

25

is there a café in the town?

= (est-ce qu')il y a un café dans la ville?
= y a-t-il un café dans la ville?


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