Como é que se diz isto em Inglês (EUA)? what is the opposite word of many?

For example, when I go to the theater, if 50 of seat are available, there are many seats available. If 3 of seat are available, there are few seats available.
Then if 10 of seat available, I would say, there are not many seats available for now, but l want to say that with one word and directly, not like "not many".

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lrika

11 out 2015

Inglês (EUA)

If there are 10 seats available, you can say "There are some seats available." or just "There are 10 seats available." Also, if the theater is very large, I would say 10 seats would qualify as "a few."

*Your sentences above should be
...if 50 seats are available...
If 3 seats are available...
or
...if 50 of the seats are available...
If 3 of the seats are available...
:)

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xchilla

11 out 2015

Inglês (EUA)

few

However, in my opinion, it is more natural to say, "there aren't many" or "there are hardly any"

In a casual location like a movie theatre, people don't say "there are few seats..." It sounds too formal. (even my grandmother would not say "few")

The only casual way to use "few" is "a few"

ex: I had a few drinks last night.
ex: There are only a few seats left. (3~10)

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paramus

11 out 2015

Japonês

Irika-San,

I have a question on 20 of seats.
I have seen this kind of sentence "that woman can speak twenty languages", but in this case, he doesn't use twenty of languages.
Could you tell me how to use number noun (twenty of languages) and number of nous (twenty of seats)?

lrika

14 out 2015

Inglês (EUA)

へんじを遅くなってごめんなさい、paramus-san. My notifications on HiNative don't seem to be working and I didn't see your question until just now.

When you use a number to modify a noun (twenty seats), you do not use "of."

You can use "of," but then you need the article "the." (Twenty of the seats) This serves to emphasize the noun following the number. For example,
Three of the (twenty) languages she speaks are Scandinavian.
In the theater, twenty of the seats are reserved for VIPs.

Is this what you are asking?

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paramus

14 out 2015

Japonês

Yes it is. Thank you very much.
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