In English, ‘a little’ is used in front of uncountable nouns such as money, water, oil, time,etc.
e.g. a) There is a little water left in my glass.
b) I need a little more time to finish my assignment.
c) If you give a little thought to what you want to do, you will be able to do it better.
d) We spent only a little money per day as we do not earn much.
e) They need a little help from us.
On the other hand, ‘a few’ is placed in front of countable nouns such as books, cars, pens, etc.
e.g. a) A few boys are still playing in the field.
b) I went to see a few friends who lived there.
c) She has just enough money to buy a few books only.
d) There are a few things which I would like to tell you.
e) Here are a few tips on how to make your computer run faster.
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