wenig
little
Meaning of wenig
geringe Menge von etwas
a small amount of something
Pronunciation
wenig with English translation
wenig usage examples
Im Glas ist nur wenig Wasser.
There's only a little water in the glass.
Ich habe heute wenig Hunger.
I have little appetite today.
wenig synonyms
What's the difference between wenig, wenige, ein bisschen, ein wenig, minimal, and klein
means ‘few’ in the sense of a small number of countable things or people; used only with plural countable nouns.
colloquial ‘a little bit’; often sounds softer and less precise than ‘wenig’.
means ‘a little’ or ‘slightly’; neutral and a bit more formal than ‘ein bisschen’.
means ‘minimal’ or ‘very small’; emphasizes the smallest possible amount and sounds more technical.
Advanced: broader words
usually means ‘small’ in size; it only fits the meaning ‘a little’ in a few fixed phrases, so it is not a direct synonym.
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Questions about this word
What does wenig mean?
a small amount of something
How do you pronounce wenig?
wenig is pronounced [ˈveːnɪç].
How is wenig used in a sentence?
There's only a little water in the glass. Translation: Im Glas ist nur wenig Wasser.
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