No. 70 in French

quelques

"Quelques" means "some" or "a few" in English.

In a sentence

J'ai acheté quelques pommes au marché.
I bought a few apples at the market.
Here, 'quelques' is used as a quantifier to indicate a small, indefinite quantity of apples.
Quelques amis viendront au dîner ce soir.
A few friends will come to dinner tonight.
In this instance, 'quelques' is specifying an indefinite, small number of friends expected at dinner.
Il y a quelques livres sur la table.
There are some books on the table.
In this case, 'quelques' denotes an unspecified small number of books present on the table.

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