Few, little, few - Wenig (The 102nd Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Few, little, few is Wenig. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity, people, time & frequency, measures. It is the 102nd most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as adjective, pronoun. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

English: few, little, few

German: wenig

Examples


All you have to do is give him a little help.	Du musst ihm nur ein wenig helfen.
How little you know me...	Wie wenig du mich kennst...
Please give me a little freedom this time.	Bitte gib mir diesmal ein wenig Freiheit.
There is very little paper left.	Es ist sehr wenig Papier übrig.
It made me a little sad.	Das hat mich schon ein wenig betrübt.
We had little water.	Wir hatten wenig Wasser.
There's only a little milk left.	Es ist nur noch wenig Milch da.
The main reason was that he had too little time for it.	Der Hauptgrund war, dass er zu wenig Zeit dafür hatte.

I study very little.	Ich lerne sehr wenig.
There is a little water in the bottle.	Im Glas ist wenig Wasser.
There was a little milk left in the bottle.	Es ist noch ein wenig Milch in der Flasche.
He had few other friends.	Er hatte wenig andere Freunde.
He had few friends and little money.	Er hatte wenige Freunde und wenig Geld.
That shows how little we know of ourselves.	Das zeigt, wie wenig wir über uns selbst wissen.
Some people talk too much and do too little.	Manche Menschen reden zu viel und tun zu wenig.
He has very little interest in his children.	Er hat sehr wenig Interesse an seinen Kindern.
Not a little money was lost.	Es ging nicht wenig Geld verloren.
He made little of his illness.	Er machte wenig aus seiner Krankheit.
Yes, a little bit.	Ja, ein wenig.
We have little opportunity to use English.	Wir haben wenig Möglichkeiten Englisch zu verwenden.
Let's try something a little simpler.	Versuchen wir etwas, das ein wenig einfacher ist