American English
/səm/
One syllable.
Used before a word for more than one person or thing, or before a word for an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not given.
In natural connected speech, the vowel in “some” can become very short and hard to hear, so the word may sound like “sm” (/sm̩/). When you say “some” alone or emphasize it, use /səm/.
Used before a word for more than one person or thing, or before a word for an amount of something, when the exact number or amount is not given.
I bought some apples.
Would you like some coffee?
Use some mainly in positive statements. In many questions and negative sentences, use any instead.
some people · some money · some information · some help
some + plural noun
some + uncountable noun
An amount or number that is not exact, when the noun is left out because its meaning is already clear.
There is some left.
I need some for the recipe.
some of + the/these/my + noun
need/want + some
Used before a singular noun to mean one particular person or thing, without saying exactly who or which one.
Some guy left a message for you.
Some woman helped me find the station.
some guy · some person
some + singular noun
an unspecified type of something
There is some kind of problem with the printer.
at an unspecified time in the future
Some day, I want to visit Alaska.