Used with countable nouns
Few / a few – It means “a small quantity”. A few has a positive meaning, but few has a negative meaning
👉 I have a few friends → That’s great, you have some friends! (tengo unos pocos…)
👉 I have few friends → Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t know you had trouble making friends (tengo pocos…)
Many – It means “a great quantity”
👉 She has many friends
Used with uncountable nouns
Little / a little – It means “a small quantity”
👉 They have little to offer (poco…)
👉 We may have a little chance of success if we try it (un poco…)
Much – It means “a great quantity”. It is usually used in negative sentences
👉 I don’t have much time right now
Used with both, countable and uncountable nouns
A lot of / lots of – It means “a large quantity”
👉 I have a lot of time → I have lots of time
👉 She has a lot of friends → She has lots of friends
Any – We use it:
In negative sentences, with countable plural nouns and uncountable nouns to express that we don’t have more of the thing we are talking about
👉 I don’t have any questions → No tengo ninguna pregunta
In questions, with a negative meaning, to ask if there is something left of the thing we are referring to
👉 Are there any children in the park? → ¿Hay algún niño en el parque?
👉 Is there any water in the kitchen? → ¿Hay algo de agua en la cocina?