Quantities with mass nouns (сколько, много, мало)

QuestionAnswer
how much / how long / as much / as many as
сколько
cheese
сыр
How much cheese do you want?
Сколько сыра вы хотите?
little
мало
butter
масло
I buy little butter, and he buys a lot of cheese.
Я покупаю мало масла, а он покупает много сыра.
How much butter are you buying?
Сколько масла ты покупаешь?
gasoline
бензин
How much gasoline is in the car?
Сколько бензина в машине?
There is little gasoline in the car.
В машине мало бензина.
rice
рис
She always cooks a lot of rice.
Она всегда готовит много риса.
sauce
соус
We have little rice and a lot of sauce.
У нас мало риса и много соуса.
How much salt is in the sauce?
Сколько соли в соусе?
There is little meat and a lot of rice in the soup.
В супе мало мяса и много риса.
flour
мука
How much flour is in the kitchen?
Сколько муки на кухне?
honey
мёд
We have little flour and little honey.
У нас мало муки и мало мёда.
chocolate
шоколад
They buy a lot of honey and chocolate.
Они покупают много мёда и шоколада.
How much chocolate is at home?
Сколько шоколада дома?
gram
грамм
How many grams of cheese?
Сколько грамм сыра?
There are few grams here.
Здесь мало грамм.
kilogram
килограмм
There is a kilogram of fish here.
Здесь килограмм рыбы.
How many kilograms?
Сколько килограмм?

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