meanings of sentences

[user_gary]

When should I use to say the following sentences? or what is the difference in the meaning of following sentences?

Put some lemon in my soup.
Put a lemon in my soup.
Put lemon in my soup.

[rancher247]

Originally Posted by user_gary

When should I use the following sentences? or what is the difference in the meaning of the following sentences?

Put some lemon in my soup.-this tells how MUCH lemon you want in your soup
Put a lemon in my soup.-you want the ENTIRE lemon (literally, including peel) in your soup.
Put lemon in my soup.-the most basic-you probably want to include the word seasoning, juice or something like that after "lemon" to clarify

Hope this helps!
If you're in a restaurant, you probably want to say, "Could you please add some lemon juice/seasoning to my soup?"