Little and small
Sometimes I'm not sure when I have to use "small" and "little". For instance, if I wanted to say:
Vivo en un pueblo pequeño I live in a small town I live in a little town or Mi pueblo es pequeño My town is small My town is little. which ones would be the correct sentences? Thanks in advance :) |
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I think usually one would say 'small town'. 'Little' usually refers to something being physically little often in combination with another adjective (e.g. the stupid little man - although this can also be used figuratively for someone who is closedminded for example). Then again you would probably more likely say ' This is a small cake' not 'a little cake' (in fact you would say ' Can I have a little cake' meaning, can I have some cake..:rolleyes:) But when referring to towns with a limited amount of inhabitants, I think it' s more usual to say ' small town' (though I am not sure that 'little town' would be incorrect - maybe a native speaker can give his/her opinion on it as well :)) http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/small-little |
Again: these two links hopefully will clarify:
http://www.wordreference.com/es/tran...tranword=small http://www.wordreference.com/es/tran...ranword=little :) |
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:o :o :o Thanx a lot, Brute and Bob, that' s really nice of you to say! :rose: :o |
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¡Gracias a ti también Tomosimo! :rose: ¡You guys are making me shy haha! :o Thnx! :rose: |
I agree with them, too, holandesita inglesa :D ;)
Studying the examples of wordreference, I can see than they say: A small car = un cochecito A little cat = un gatito A little boy = uni niño Should I use "small" with inanimate objects and "little" with animate ones? :thinking: |
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