Quelque/quelques vs Un peu de/peu de = A couple/a few vs a bit of/few (French Indefinite Adjectives)

In French, it can be tricky to know when to use the indefinite adjectives quelque/quelques and un peu de/peu de.

Learn when to use quelque/quelques and un peu de/peu de in French

quelque (singular) 

You will generally only come across the singular form in a very few fixed expressions, such as quelqu'un (someone), quelque part (somewhere), quelque temps (some time / a while).

quelques (plural)

Used with countable things it means a couple of, some, a few.

Here also see Expressing quantities in French with quelques/plusieurs/de nombreux = A few/several/many

[un] peu de 

With uncountable quantities, you can use:

- un peu de (singular) to express a little, a bit of
or
- peu de (singular) to express little, not much, few

With countable quantities, you can only use:

- peu de (plural) to express not many, few