Much vs Many

Many is used with things we can count. For example, you can count apples, books, or people. - There are many books on the shelf. - How many apples do you want? Much is used with things we cannot count individually (food: cheese, butter, meat, salt, pepper, bacon, bread, chocolate, honey, jam, etc. liquids: coffee, milk, water, tea, wine, lemonade, petrol, oil, etc. materials: gold, iron, silver, wood, paper, etc. abstract nouns: beauty, love, happiness, etc. others: hair, money, news, snow, fumiture, weather, advice, etc.). For example, you can't count water, time, or happiness like individual items. - There is much water in the glass. - She doesn't have much time. So, "many" for countable things, and "much" for things that aren't easily counted individually.