03 Purchasing Tickets – 5 Notes

NOTES

“几(jǐ)” and “多(duō)少(shǎo)”

While both words mean “how many” 几(jǐ) assumes that the answer will be a small number (normally less than 10) and 多(duō)少(shǎo) will be a large number (Normally more than 10 or not sure)

几(jǐ)must always be follow by a measure word while 多(duō)少(shǎo) may be used without a measure word

For example

你(nǐ)  家(jiā)  有(yǒu)  几(jǐ)  口(kǒu) 人(rén)？  Assume a small number

你(nǐ)    家(jiā)  有(yǒu)  多(duō)  少(shǎo)  人(rén)？ Assumes a large number

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