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Hi, I'm Phil and I'm going to tell you the difference

between 'little' and 'a little'.

Yes, they almost mean the same thing. ||ほとんど||||

No, we don't use them in the same way.

They both refer to small quantities |||||amounts |||||miktarlar ||指す||小さい|量 どちらも少量のことを指す

and we use them with uncountable nouns. |||||non-countable nouns|them そして、数えられない名詞と一緒に使う。

If we use 'little' with no article, ||||||冠詞 もし「little」を無冠詞で使うなら、

then it's usually negative

– the small quantity is a problem.

There's little money left – we can't buy anything.

Or:

There's little time left – we need to start now. 残された時間は少ない。

But if we use 'a little' with the article, しかし、『a little』を冠詞と一緒に使うとしたら、

it's usually positive. 通常はポジティブだ。

It almost means 'at least we've got some'. ||||mindestens||| 少なくとも、少しはある』という意味に近い。

We've got a little money – let's spend it on a party! お金は少ししかない！

We've got a little time – let's have some tea. 少し時間がある。お茶でも飲もう。

Remember it like this: こう覚えておいてほしい：

If you've got a little money but little time, お金は少しあるが時間がない、

you could pay someone to help you. 誰かにお金を払って手伝ってもらうこともできる。

But if you've got little money and a little time, しかし、もしあなたが少しのお金と少しの時間しか持っていないのなら、

you should do it yourself! 自分でやるべきだ！