一些
yì xiē
Expressing "some" with "yixie"
一些 means "some" or "a few", and it replaces number-plus-measure-word entirely.
一些 + Noun
How it works
这里有一些咖啡 — there's some coffee here. Because 一些 already covers the counting, no measure word follows it.
In casual speech the 一 often drops: 我买了些水果. 一点(儿) is the small-quantity cousin, used mostly with uncountable things: 一点水.
Examples
zhè lǐ yǒu yì xiē kā fēi
这里有一些咖啡。
There's some coffee here.
wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ yì xiē wèn tí
我想问你一些问题。
I'd like to ask you some questions.
tā mǎi le yì xiē shuǐ guǒ
他买了一些水果。
He bought some fruit.
Common mistakes
- No measure word after 一些: 一些个人 is wrong.