Today I wanted to talk to you about ...

今天我想要跟你們談談 ...

'much'

「much」

and 'many'.

跟 「many」。

Let's go!

來吧！

Hi guys, today we're going to talk about something that

嗨，大夥，今天我們要談談

'many' of my students get wrong 'a lot' of the time.

我有許多學生很常搞錯的字。

This is the difference between 'much', 'many', 'a lot of' and 'lots of'.

就是 「much」、「many」、「a lot of」 跟 「lots of」。

Well firstly these two mean the same thing

首先，這兩個的意思相同

you can use them interchangeably.

你可以互相交換使用。

These ones, however, can not be used for the same nouns

這些，然而它們不能用在同樣名詞上

and I'm going to explain how you use them right now!

我現在要來解釋你要怎麼使用！

So with uncountable nouns.

所以不可數名詞的部分。

Well these refer to something that can't be counted

這些是指不能被計算的物品

and they don't normally have a plural form.

而且一般它們沒有複數形式。

Some exceptions though are drinks.

有一些例外，像是飲料。

If I'm in a restaurant and I ask for two coffees.

如果我在餐廳，我要點 2 杯咖啡。

Well I'm really asking for two cups of coffee.

因為我真的要 2 杯咖啡。

That's why I can say two coffEES, with the plural.

那就是為什麼我會說 coffeeS，是用複數形式。

If I ask for two sugars in my tea.

如果我要在茶裡加 2 塊糖。

Well we really know that I'm asking for two sachets

我們會知道，我是要 2 包

or two cubes of sugar in my tea.

或是 2 塊糖加到我的茶裡。

So, on their own we can't use them as plurals.

所以單獨看的話，我們不能用複數形式。

So, the uncountable nouns go with 'much'.

所以，不可數名詞要用 「much」。

And 'much' is something we tend to use in the

「much」 我們通常會用在

interrogative or the negative form.

疑問句或是否定句。

I don't have much water.

我沒有太多水。

Do you have much homework?

你有很多作業嗎？

And, the countables go with 'many'.

然後，可數名詞要用 「many」。

We can use this affirmative, negative and interrogative.

我們可以用在肯定句、否定句跟疑問句。

I have many apples.

我有很多蘋果。

I don't have many windows.

我沒有很多窗戶。

There aren't many girls.

這裡沒有很多女孩。

Which is never normally a problem.

這從來都不是問題。

So for the affirmative

在肯定句部分

much, especially, can sound incredibly formal.

much，聽起來非常的正式。

I have much water.

我有很多水。

Ooof!

噢！

It sounds a bit..

這聽起來有點 ...

It sounds a bit too much!

這聽起來有點太多了！

So instead of saying 'much' in the affirmative, I would use

所以不會在肯定句中說 「much」，我會用

a lot of water.

「a lot of」 water。

I have a lot of water, I have lots of water.

我有很多水，我有很多水。

Many, on the other hand, is more widely used with the affirmative.

另一方面，many 很常用在肯定句中。

So, I have many apples.

我有很多蘋果。

I have a lot of apples.

我有很多蘋果。

They're more or less the same in this case.

在這個例子中，兩句話大致上都是一樣的意思。

How quick was that?

快樂的時光總是過得特別快。

Well, I hope you guys liked it.

我希望你們都會喜歡這部影片。

If you did then please subscribe to my channel.

如果你喜歡，請訂閱我的頻道。

And like my Facebook page.

還有到我的 Facebook 專頁按讚。

And as always, complete the quiz

還有一如往常，完成隨堂測驗吧

that I'm going to be showing next

我等等會放在影片中

put your answers in the comments.

把答案留在留言區吧。

Bye bye!!!

拜拜！

oops!

噢！