How much / how many?

How much digunakan untuk menanyakan tentang harga sesuatu. Misalnya:

• How much is it?
• How much is that dog in the window?

How much dan How many digunakan untuk menanyakan tentang kuantitas. Misalnya:

• How much money do you have?
• How many apples does he have?

Contoh penggunaan dalam percakapan

1) We need to go shopping.
I don’t think so, we’ve got a lot of food here.
We don’t have much milk or bread, and we don’t have much water.
Oh, OK. Lets go shopping this evening.

2) How’s your university?
It’s great. I have lots of friends and there are a lot of great professors. I don’t have much money, but that’s OK. Also I’m really busy these days, so I don’t have much time.
Are you enjoying it?
Sure, it’s going well.

3) How many students are in your class?
We don’t have many students, just eight.
That’s great! You can study a lot.
Right. And I can talk to the teacher a lot as well. That’s good.
Do you have many friends in your class?
Yes, I go out with them a lot.

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