"Na jejich talířích je asi jídla málo."

Translation: There is probably little food on their plates.

[Annatamoracz]

Why is it "...jídla málo." in this sentence and not "...málo jídla." ?

[AgnusOinas]

It's only emphasizing "málo" by placing it last. Otherwise "...málo jídla" is the more neutral word order.

[ErikJRodgers]

Out of curiosity, in Czech does "jíla málo" (in this sentence) indicate 'a little food' as in 'some food' or does it mean 'not much food'?

[ValaCZE]

'a little food' - trochu jídla

"málo jídla" - not enough(not much ) food