'Viel' or 'Viele'? Talking about quantities in German | A Coffee Break with Thomas
Coffee Break German
Radio Lingua Network
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 15 October 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
In this short episode, Thomas gives you a quick lesson on talking about quantities in German! ☕✨
We’ll cover the tricky difference between viel (for uncountable nouns) and viele (for countable nouns), plus some handy related words like wenig/wenige, manche or jede Menge. You’ll hear clear examples, practise a few short exercises, and pick up some grammar tips that make using these words much easier.
By the end, you’ll know not only how to say “much” and “many,” but also a few advanced ways to express exactly how much of something there is. Perfect for conversation, writing, or even impressing your German friends with your vocabulary.
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| 0:24.6 | information head to royal albert hall.com hello and welcome to a |
| 0:34.8 | little fine episode |
| 0:37.8 | Coffee Break German. |
| 0:40.2 | My name is Thomas |
| 0:41.2 | and today I want to have a quick look |
| 0:43.6 | at how to talk about |
| 0:45.2 | quantities in German. |
| 0:47.9 | The reason for that is |
| 0:49.0 | because just like in English |
| 0:51.0 | where there's a difference between |
| 0:52.9 | much and many, |
| 0:55.3 | there are also two words for countable and uncountable nouns in German, |
| 1:00.9 | only they look a lot more alike than the English ones. |
| 1:04.9 | Once you know the difference, I also want to show you some advanced words |
| 1:10.0 | so you can express exactly how much of something |
| 1:13.6 | you're talking about. |
| 1:15.3 | So, |
| 1:15.6 | let's get's with feel elan and many new waltes. |
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