En ingles cuando queremos preguntar acerca de la cantidad de un sustantivo incontable, usamos

la estructura:
“How much + sustantivo + is there?

Ejemplo: How much milk is there ? = ¿ cuanta leche hay ?

En las respuestas se puede usar un partitivo no especifico como; a lot ( un montón ),

a little ( un poco ), none ( nada ), some ( algo ).

Ejemplo: How much milk is there ? = There is a little.

¿ Cuanta leche hay ? hay un poco

O por el contrario podemos usar partitivos especificos de unidad o medida o peso para especificar las
cantidades;

Ejemplo: How much milk is there? = There is a litre, there is a bottle, etc..
¿Cuanta leche hay? Hay un litro, una botella, etc..

Si queremos preguntar acerca de la cantidad de un sustantivo contable, usamos la estructura:

“ How many + sustantivo + are there ?

Ejemplo: How many oranges are there ? = ¿ Cuantas naranjas hay ?

En las respuestas se usa: a lot (un monton), a few (unas pocas), too many, (demasiadas), o
none ( ninguna), some ( algunas), si queremos especificar cantidades entonces usamos partitivos
contables del tipo; un kilo, un litro, un paquete, una bolsa, one, two, etc.

How much y how many se usan para preguntas en general acerca de cosas, cuando queremos que se
nos indique las cantidades que hay, entonces how much y how many van acompañados de is there o are
there.

Ejemplos: How much water is there? = There is 1 litre.

How many students are there? = There are eleven students in class.

Tambien existe otra forma de preguntar cuando no estamos seguros de si hay algo o no, y es usando, Is
there + any + sustantivo (para incontables) o Are there + any + sustantivos (para contables)

Ejemplo: Is there any bread ? - ¿Hay algo de pan?

Yes, there is - Si hay
Are there any apples? - ¿Hay alguna manzana?
Yes there are - Si hay

Si quieres especificar la cantidad o cantidades, pues usas there is o there are + partitivo(s)

Ejemplo: There is a loaf of bread. Hay una barra de pan.

There are two loaves of bread. Hay dos barras de pan.
There is an apple. Hay una manzana.
There are three apples. Hay tres manzanas.

Apuntes especiales.
En ingles los líquidos, materias y substancias son incontables, en este apartado debemos de incluir a los
siguientes sustantivos que son incontables en ingles:
Money - dinero
Fruit - fruta
Bread - pan
Time - tiempo
Chocolate - chocolate
Meat - carne
Beef - carne (vacuna)

Uncountable Nouns
Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We
cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of
milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself. Here are some more uncountable nouns:
• music, art, love, happiness
• advice, information, news
• furniture, luggage
• rice, sugar, butter, water
• electricity, gas, power
• money, currency
We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb. For example:
• This news is very important.
• Your luggage looks heavy.
We do not usually use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns. We cannot say "an
information" or "a music". But we can say a something of:
• a piece of news
• a bottle of water
• a grain of rice
We can use some and any with uncountable nouns:
• I've got some money.
• Have you got any rice?
We can use a little and much with uncountable nouns:
• I've got a little money.
• I haven't got much rice.
Uncountable nouns are also called "mass nouns".
Here are some more examples of countable and uncountable nouns:
 Countable Uncountable

dollar money

song music

suitcase luggage

table furniture

battery electricity

bottle wine

report information

tip advice

journey travel

job work

view scenery
When you learn a new word, it's a good idea to learn whether it's countable or uncountable.
Nouns that can be Countable and Uncountable »
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