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How many books?
Dialogue
How Many Books?
- Emma Minsu, how many books do you have?
- Minsu I have six book.
- Emma Six books — with the -s. And how many pens?
- Minsu I have some pens and many apples!
Dialogue
All My Cats
- Jack Minsu, how many dogs do you have?
- Minsu I have one dog and three cat.
- Jack Three cats! Are all the cats here?
- Minsu Yes, all my cats are here. They are good!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| how many | /haʊ ˈmeni/ | phr. | how many |
| many | /ˈmeni/ | det. | many |
| some | /sʌm/ | det. | some |
| all | /ɔːl/ | det. | all |
| book | /bʊk/ | n. | book |
| pen | /pen/ | n. | pen |
| bag | /bæɡ/ | n. | bag |
| apple | /ˈæpl/ | n. | apple |
| dog | /dɒɡ/ | n. | dog |
| cat | /kæt/ | n. | cat |
| thing | /θɪŋ/ | n. | thing |
Grammar
Counting: How many...? Counting: How many...?
To ask the number of things, use "How many + plural noun?": How many books? How many dogs do you have? The noun is plural even in the question. Answer with a number + the same plural noun: Three books. Two dogs. With one, the noun is singular: one book, one dog. Remember: many languages do not change the noun, but English keeps the -s every time the count is more than one.
To ask the number of things, use "How many + plural noun?": How many books? How many dogs do you have? The noun is plural even in the question. Answer with a number + the same plural noun: Three books. Two dogs. With one, the noun is singular: one book, one dog. Remember: many languages do not change the noun, but English keeps the -s every time the count is more than one.
- How many books? — Three books. /haʊ ˈmeni bʊks θriː bʊks/ How many books? — Three books.
- How many dogs do you have? — I have two dogs. /haʊ ˈmeni dɒɡz duː juː hæv aɪ hæv tuː dɒɡz/ How many dogs do you have? — I have two dogs.
- How many apples? — Some apples. /haʊ ˈmeni ˈæplz sʌm ˈæplz/ How many apples? — Some apples.
- I have one cat and many books. /aɪ hæv wʌn kæt ænd ˈmeni bʊks/ I have one cat and many books.
pronunciation
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