Sometimes - Parfois (The 410th Most Common French Word)
In French, the word for Sometimes is Parfois. This word often comes up when talking about time & frequency. It can be used as adverb. It is the 410th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.
Pronunciation
English:
sometimes
French:
parfois
Examples
I sometimes see him on the street.
Je le vois parfois dans la rue.
He's an idiot sometimes.
C'est un idiot parfois.
Sometimes, you think too much.
On réfléchit parfois trop.
Sometimes we do what we have to do, not what we want to do.
Parfois, nous faisons ce que nous devons faire, pas ce que nous voulons faire.
I sometimes feel hungry in the middle of the night.
Parfois, j'ai faim au milieu de la nuit.
Sometimes he acts quite strangely.
Il peut parfois être un garçon étrange.
Everybody has a right to his own opinion. However, sometimes it's better not to tell anybody what that opinion is.
Tout le monde a le droit à sa propre opinion. Cependant, il est parfois préférable de ne partager cette opinion avec personne.
He comes to meet me sometimes.
Il vient me rencontrer parfois.
She sometimes stays up late at night.
Elle veille parfois tard le soir.
He sometimes visits me.
Il vient parfois me rendre visite.
He sometimes comes home late.
Il rentre parfois tard.
Sometimes I feel tired of walking.
Parfois, je me sens fatigué de marcher.
Sometimes a dog can be a dangerous animal.
Un chien peut être parfois un animal dangereux.
A dog is sometimes a dangerous animal.
Un chien peut être parfois un animal dangereux.
Evil sometimes wins.
Parfois le diable gagne.
Sometimes I struggle to speak English.
Parfois, j'ai du mal à parler anglais.
He sometimes watches TV.
Il regarde parfois la télé.
Children are sometimes afraid of the dark.
Les enfants ont parfois peur dans le noir.
Sometimes I run out of money.
Parfois, je dépense totalement mon argent.
My father sometimes took me to his office.
Mon père m'emmenait parfois à son bureau.
People are really stupid sometimes.
Les gens sont vraiment stupides parfois.
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