i understand unos cuantos and unas cuantas mean a few
but i found out the translation of a few days is algunos días and not unos cuantos días.
What is the reason behind it?
Thanks
how to say a few days?
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AshlynKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
how to say a few days?
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using unos cuantos/unas cuantas + noun for "a few" (quantitative adjectives)"
Asked 1 year ago
Hola Ashlyn
Algunos and unos cuantos are similar quantifiers in Spanish.
Algunos/algunas is more used generally to say "some" and unos cuantos/unas cuantas is expressing "a few" - it's the same difference as in English.
I have some tissues here.
Tengo algunos pañuelos aquí.
I have a few tissues here.
Tengo unos cuantos pañuelos aquí.
Have a look here for algún, alguna, algunos, algunas.
Saludos
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