1. few 与 little 作形容词用，都表示“几乎没有”，相当于一个否定词。具体区别：
(1) few 后面跟复数可数名词。 e.g. few books few students
(2) little 后面跟单数不可数名词。 e.g. little water little food
e.g. He has few friends. 他没有几个朋友。
They has little money. 他们没有什麽钱
2. a few 与 a little 都表示肯定的意思，指“有一点，有一些”。具体区别：
(1) a few 后加可数名词复数
（2）a little 后加不可数名词单数。
e.g. I'm going to buy a few bananas.
I can speak only a little Chinese.
3. a little 与 little 也可以用作副词， 表示“有点”“稍稍” 表示“很少”
e.g. ----Can you speak English?
----Yes, but only a little.
This book is a little more difficult than that one.（ 可修饰形容词比较级）
She slept little last night. 昨天晚上，她没有怎么睡觉。
