parfois

/paʁ.fwa/

adverb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

sometimes
- Parfois, je préfère rester à la maison.
  
  Sometimes I prefer to stay home.

parfois and tantôt are close synonyms for "sometimes"; tantôt also separately means "this afternoon."

parfois and quelquefois are close synonyms for "sometimes," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

manchmal is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sometimes."

Spanish

a veces is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sometimes."

1 What does parfois mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___, je préfère rester à la maison.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches parfois?

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Last updated 2026-09-27