Il a quelques amis

Andrew K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Would "Il a quelques amis" be the same as "Il a peu d'amis"?

Asked 8 years ago

Andrew K.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributorCorrect answer

I think I worked it out sorry...

Il a quelques amis = he has A FEW friends

Il a peu d'amis = he has FEW friends

Like58 years ago

AurélieKwiziq Head of French, Native French Teacher

Exactement Andrew :)

Like08 years ago

Michael D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

J'ai fait le même erreur. On peut toujours profiter de lire les questions. ;-)

Like06 years ago

Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

But the lesson above says that 'peu de' only used with uncountable quantities, whereas ami is countable, why 'ami' can be used with 'peu de'?

Like25 years ago

Would "Il a quelques amis" be the same as "Il a peu d'amis"?

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