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немно́го

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a little

Also: some, somewhat, slightly

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The words много, мало, немного, немало, сколько, несколько are used with different grammatical cases depending whether the object is countable or not: With genitive plural with countables and genitive singular with non-countables.

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Когда я просну́лся сего́дня, у меня немного боле́ло го́рло. When I got up today my throat felt a little sore.
Не могли́ бы Вы мне его немного уме́ньшить? Could you make it a little shorter for me?
Вскипяти́ немного воды. Boil some water.
По нача́лу я немного стесня́лся говори́ть с нею. At first I felt a bit too shy to speak to her.
Я сего́дня немного уста́л. I'm a little bit tired today.
Я купи́л сыр и немного молока́. I bought some cheese and milk.
Я немного уста́л. I'm a little bit tired.
И немного хле́ба. And a little bread.
На ле́кцию пришло́ немного люде́й. A few people came to the lecture.
Я немного выше тебя. I'm a little taller than you.