So/Too Much – So/Too Many

So much

So much is used with uncountable nouns. We use So when there is a definite limit, but we don’t mention the limit. (tanto)


Ex1: That is so much money to take with you to the 25 de março! =that is a lot of money.
Ex1: Isso é tanto dinheiro pra levar com você para a 25 de março!


Too much

Too much is used with uncountable nouns. We use Too much when we want to emphasize that it is an exaggerated quantity. (muito)

Ex1: That is too much money to take with you to the 25 de março!= that is an exaggerated amount of money
Ex1: Isso é muito dinheiro pra levar com você para a 25 de março!


So many

So many is used with countable nouns. We use So when there is a definite limit, but we don’t mention the limit. (tanto)


Ex1: She has so many friends. = she has a lot of friends.
Ex1: Ela tem tantos amigos...

Too many

Too many is used with countable nouns. We use Too many when we want to emphasize that it is an exaggerated quantity. (muito)

Ex1: She has too many friends. = she has excessive friends.
Ex1: Ela tem muitos amigos.