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Can someone tell me the difference between these sentences in Spanish? 1) alguna vez 2) algunas veces 3) a veces 4) alguna que otra vez They are all "sometimes" in my dictionary and I don't understand the difference or when to use each one..

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Alguna vez- This one means doing something just one time or means if you have done it at least once for the first time even if you have done it more than once. Example Alguna vez has ido a Paris? Alguna vez te han asaltado? Quieres ir a cenar alguna vez? Algunas veces: This means doing something more than once.Ex.Alguna vez has ido a Paris? Si he ido Algunas veces. Me han asaltado algunas veces. Algunas veces fuimos a cenar. A veces is the literal translation of sometimes. Alguna que otra vez is used to indicated something happens not being very specific and not very often it is similar to once in a while, wich in is spanish is -de vez en cuando- Alguna vez has ido a Paris? Si he ido alguna que otra vez, Alguna que otra vez me han asaltado. Alguna que otra vez fuimos a cenar
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"Alguna vez" and "algunas veces" = morozowski's answer is ok "A veces" and "alguna que otra vez" are more used like an expression to talk about the frequency at which it happens, without much precision. A veces = sometimes, like in "sometimes I fall asleep in class". A veces me duermo en clase. We just know I sleep in class, not all the time but frequently enough ! Alguna que otra vez = It's the same, but less often. "Algunas veces" is different to "a veces" because it CAN be more precise (but doesn't have to). If you tell me "a veces me duermo" I just assume you sleep from time to time in class. If you tell me "algunas veces me duermo" I will tend to think on the specific times you fall asleep (monday and tuesday evening class, for example). It's more "some pretty specific times among all the times I go to that class". It also sounds better if you then tell me in which classes you sleep. I could help you better if you write a couple of phrases you use a lot and I tell you which "sometimes" works best.
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1) "Alguna vez" is similar to say "once", It could be like "I went to Mexico once" - "Alguna vez fui a México". 2) "Algunas veces" is a frequency similar to sometimes "Sometimes I eat there" - "Algunas veces como ahí". 3) Means the same as 2 4) "Alguna que otra vez" is wrong it should be "UNA que otra vez", is a frequency also, but it means that you do it less than when you use 2 or 3.
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始めまして、タカコさん。 四つの言い回しは略全然同じだと思います。 恐らく頻発(回数)のランキングは「algunas veces, a veces, alguna vez, alguna que otra vez 」でしょう。 「algunas veces」のほうが「alguna que otra vez 」よりよく度重なりますが、「a veces」と「algunas veces」の回数の差はとても小さいだと思います。  「de vez en cuando」も同じ意味しています。
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Along with morozowski's answer, "a veces" means "sometimes".

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