'Little' vs 'A little' - What's the difference? English In A Minute

What's the difference between 'little' and 'a little'? Let Phil explain.Give us 60 seconds and we'll give you the English in this short, free English lesson.

Watch the video, then check you understand with this question:
If you have 'a little money', is it a good thing, or a problem?

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[GrantCareerCoaching]

I'm a native speaker and I honestly didn't realize/know this! Really good explanation as always, thanks guys! 👍🇺🇲👏

[senbe]

With a little help from you, my English will improve :)

Thank you guys at BBCLE for your amazing job !

[abdulroqib]

What i really like about this channel is english in a minute.
I get the script so i can imitate and use it as a pattern to explain something else.
So simple and it does help.

[narendravudara]

Thanks for "a little" explanation.

[TheGudsProduction]

Actually, I've got a little money and I could spend my holiday in KL. Unfortunately, I've got little time to do so. Instead, I'd save it for next holiday.

[zanami]

What about “a little too late”? It doesn’t sound positive to me :)

[Fujtajblus]

Ok, question as I am trying to sort this out for a book I am writing.
"When I was a little boy" or "When I was little boy" --- I am not native English speaker but the first one makes more sense to me because the "a" is there to indicate my "boyhood". Just like "we saw a bird" or "He took a shower" or "she gave him a nice compliment" How is it?

[ehthishambasha]

BBC learning English is always crystal clear in learning English

[davidzubiria]

The important thing in life is : are you a "little" or an "a little" kind of person...

[HumbleHuman-kg]

Man you're the best, really good teacher.

[tammytsang]

I only have little time to fulfill my dreams.

[RomanL.N]

I'm a little tired but not enough to learn English!Thx Phil!

[hanakurd]

Wow wow thats great
Ive never known that. Thank you BBC

[badguy]

I love the last example. Simple but clear!

[familyperez]

This is so helpful. Thanks for the information. 😊

[phongmoc]

Thank you so much!
There is a little time, we can learn English.
There's little time, we can't learn English.

[maryammar]

My name is maryam live in Morocco
Thank you for your effort

[lizarmada]

I'm contented with a little of everything...not rich ..not too poor

[ninaastra]

There is really a perfect example at the end of the video! Thanks!

[sameersalihy]

Thank you bbc!
I have got a little time too see your videos because I don’t have little time.
It’s correct ???