Much
much = mucho / mucha + uncountable nouns ( much food / much money )
How much? = ¿cuánto-a? e.g.
How much money do you want? ( ¿cuánto dinero quieres? )
Many
many = muchos / muchas + countable nouns ( many books / many people )
How many? = ¿cuántos-as? e.g.
How many photographs did you take? ( ¿cuántas fotografías tomaste? )
A lot of / A lot
A lot of = mucho-a / muchos-as + countable noun plural or singular
e.g. He eats a lot of fruit = ( come mucha fruta )
A lot = mucho-a / muchos-as
e.g. He eats a lot = ( come mucho )
much = mucho-a
e.g. I don't like him very much = ( No le gusta mucho )
