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> 私は今年 **何度か** 海外に行きました。
> [[SOURCE]](https://nihongomaster.com/japanese/dictionary/word/17807/nandoka)
>

>> I have been abroad several times this year.

>
> 北海道へ **何度も** 行った
>

>> I have been to Hokkaido many times.

> 本を **何冊も** 読む。[[SOURCE]](https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/11810399)
>

>> I read several books.

>
> 本を **何冊か** 買いました。
>

>> I bought some books.

> **何杯か** 飲んだ後で
> [[SOURCE]](https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E4%BD%95%E6%9D%AF%E3%81%8B)
>

>> After a couple of drinks

>
> **何杯も** お茶を飲む
> [[SOURCE]](https://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=%E4%BD%95%E6%9D%AF%E3%82%82)
>

>> Drink countless coups of tea

>
> 昔は、私がもっともっと若い時は、1日に **何杯も** コーヒーを飲んでいました
> [[SOURCE]](https://www.lingq.com/en/lesson/27hao-kinayin-
> mimonohananikohinisha-t-7766164/?term=%E4%BD%95%20%E6%9D%AF)
>

>> (DeepL) In the past, when I was much younger, I used to drink several cups
of coffee a day.

I cannot see any difference other than the one with も being emphatic.

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grammar particle-も particle-か pattern
Difference between the patterns 何 + COUNTER + か and 何 + COUNTER + も
Isn't there a big difference between _some_ and _many_?

  * **何 + COUNTER + か** : some; several; a few; a couple of
  * **何 + COUNTER + も** : many; a lot of; a number of  
(But "countless" is usually too strong)

Your second link contains an incorrect translation. 本を何冊も読む means "to read
many books" rather than "to read several books". 何杯もコーヒーを飲む is "to drink many
cups of coffee", and [DeepL says so](https://i.stack.imgur.com/J25Xw.png),
too.
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