A little is a positive idea. It means 'not much, but some'. Example,"I can help you: I speak a little English" A little and little have irregular. a little => more little => less a bit more folksy than "little" would come across. and it means little amount Example, I'm going to tidy a bit (= I will tidy a little) "Quite" means less than "very" and it also means absolutely,completely Example, This is quite large Although Bob held the trophy for a relatively short time, he had made quite an impact.

Ciao Alessandro, 'a little' or 'a bit', when we are asking for something such as a small portion of food mean the same thing. In Italian it translates to 'un po'. 'Quite' is a bit different, because it depends on the context. It can mean 'that is quite enough', in which case it would mean 'abbastanza'. Hope this helps. Paul.

"a bit", "quite" before adjectives and adverbs have the same meaning of 'rather', 'to some degree' "a lttle" - only to a small amount However, before uncountable nouns 'a little' has a different meaning which is 'not much, ony small amount, but enough' I have little time = sorry, not time to chat I have A lttle time = i can chat for a while ps this is not everything that is to the subject. I hope other answerers will draw your attention to some other aspects of it

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