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All three are common, but they have slightly different nuances:
Μερικές φορές = sometimes / a few times (now and then)
Neutral, very common, good default for sometimes.Κάποιες φορές = some times
Very close to μερικές φορές, but can sound a bit more vague or indefinite, like on some occasions.Πολλές φορές = many times / often
This is closer to often than to sometimes; it implies it happens quite frequently.
So Μερικές φορές παίρνω ταξί… is the natural way to say Sometimes I take a taxi….
Modern Greek usually drops subject pronouns, because the verb ending already shows the person:
- παίρνω = I take
- παίρνεις = you (sg) take
- παίρνει = he/she/it takes
- παίρνουμε = we take, etc.
So (εγώ) παίρνω ταξί clearly means I take a taxi even without εγώ.
You can say Εγώ παίρνω ταξί to emphasize I (as opposed to someone else):
Εγώ παίρνω ταξί, αλλά η φίλη μου πάει με τα πόδια.