Seems like a very simple question, but Im not sure of the best way to ask this
conversationally.My understanding is if your asking over a specific period
like a week or month, and taking "buy that" as an example its good to say
月かんかい買う？１週間なんかい買う？

But without that period marker what would be a natural way to ask, how often
do you buy that? my guess yesterday in conversation was それは何頻度で買うの？ But it
seemed pretty unclear to the native speaker 相手.
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Best way to simply ask "how often do you"
> "how often do you" -- the best way to ask this conversationally. if your
> asking over a specific period like a week or month, and taking "buy that" as
> an example its good to say 月かんかい買う？１週間なんかい買う？ But without that period marker
> what would be a natural way to ask, how often do you buy that? my guess
> yesterday in conversation was それは何頻度で買うの？ But it seemed pretty unclear to
> the native speaker 相手.

mm.. Maybe we start it by asking それ、よく買うの？, still sounding pretty direct
though, a little attenuated than どのくらいの頻度（ひんど）で買うの？

I think if I have a need to ask that, I'd rather directly ask それ、週にどのくらい買う？,
and this can mean either the amount or the frequency.
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