No. 6,641 in Russian
little
The Russian word for "little" is "маленький," meaning "small in size or extent."
In a sentence
У меня есть немного молока.
I have a little milk.
Here, 'немного' (a little) describes a small amount of an uncountable substance (milk).
На столике лежал маленький медвежонок.
A little teddy bear was lying on the small table.
In this case, 'маленький' (little) is used as an adjective to describe the size of the teddy bear.
Я сделал маленькую ошибку.
I made a little mistake.
Here, 'маленькую' (a little) functions as an adjective expressing the minor significance of the mistake.
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