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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.

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