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Unos/unas and algunos/algunas

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    We received an interesting question from a Fluenz user recently:

    I am unclear as to when to use unos/unas and when to use algunos/algunas. From a previous lesson (don't remember which), here is an example:

    We arrived two days ago and (we)’re going to stay here (for) some weeks

    nosotros llegamos hace dos días y vamos a quedamos unas semanas

    How does one distinguish between the use of these two words?

    Thanks for your help!

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    In general, unos/unas and algunos/algunas both mean "some," but they are used slightly differently.

    Unos/unas are more often used with countable nouns and imply an approximate quantity. For example: "unas semanas" (some weeks) suggests a non-specific number of weeks.
    Algunos/algunas can be used in similar contexts, but they are often used to express "some" in a more general or uncertain way, and they can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns.
    In your example, "unas semanas" is correct because it's referring to a countable, but unspecified, number of weeks.

    So, the difference is subtle, but unos/unas tends to be used more when you're talking about a quantity that can be counted, and algunos/algunas is a bit more flexible for a wider range of situations.

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