General "little"
* маленький (malen'kiy): This is the most common and versatile word for "little." It's used for both size and quantity.
* небольшой (nebol'shoy): This means "small" or "not big." It's often used for objects or quantities that are not very large.
For a specific quantity
* немного (nemnoho): This means "a little bit" or "a few."
* мало (malo): This means "little" or "few." It emphasizes the lack of something.
Other uses
* малыш (malysh): This means "little one" or "baby" and is used to address a child.
* маленький (malen'kiy): Can also be used to describe something that is small, delicate, or fragile.
For example:
* Маленький ребенок (malen'kiy rebyonok) - a little child
* Немного воды (nemnoho vody) - a little bit of water
* У меня мало времени (u menya malo vremeni) - I have little time
* Небольшой дом (nebol'shoy dom) - a small house
* Малыш, иди ко мне! (malysh, idi ko mne!) - Little one, come to me!
It's important to consider the context and choose the word that best fits the meaning you want to convey.