Little, few, a little bit - Poco (The 76th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish translation for Little, few, a little bit is Poco. This word often comes up when talking about people, time & frequency, numbers & quantity, measures. It is the 76th most commonly used word in Spanish, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as adjective. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: little, few, a little bit

Spanish: poco

Examples


I was a little early.	He venido un poco pronto.
I need to go home a little early today.	Hoy tengo que irme a casa un poco pronto.
How little you know me...	Qué poco que me conoces...
If only the doctor had come a little sooner.	Si el doctor tan solo hubiera llegado un poco antes.
Stay a little longer.	Quédate un poco más.
Please wait a little longer.	Por favor, espere un poco más.
If you're not in a hurry, please stay a little longer.	Si no estás apurado, quedate un poco más, por favor.
The difficult we do at once. The impossible takes a little longer.	Lo difícil lo hacemos enseguida. Lo imposible lleva un poco más de tiempo.

You'll have to come back a little later: the man who deals with that issue has just gone out.	Tendrás que volver un poco más tarde: el hombre que se ocupa de ese tema acaba de salir.
Please give me a little freedom this time.	Por favor, dame un poco de libertad esta vez.
There is very little paper left.	Queda muy poco papel.
I'm feeling a little under the weather today.	Me siento un poco triste hoy.
He does little else than read books.	Hace poco más que leer libros.
It is of little value.	Es de poco valor.
Learn little by little every day.	Aprende poco a poco todos los días.
It made me a little sad.	Me puso un poco triste.
My back is a little sore.	Me duele un poco la espalda.
We had little water.	Teníamos un poco de agua.
I'm a little taller than you.	Soy un poco más alta que tú.
There's a little money in the bag.	Hay un poco de dinero en la bolsa.
And a little bread.	Y un poco de pan.