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How to Say ‘How many children do you have?’ in French

Combien d'enfants avez-vous ?

kohm-bee-ehn dee ahn-fahn ah-vay voo

[kohm-bee-ehn dee ahn-fahn ah-vay voo]

💬 Usage Tip: After combien use de, which becomes d' before a vowel: combien de frères, combien d'enfants.

Phrase Breakdown

Combien d'enfants

kohm-bee-ehn dee ahn-fahn

How many children

'Combien de' = how many. Say 'kon-byan dan-fan'.

Example

Combien d'enfants sont là ?

How many children are here?

Words in this phrase

Combien

[kohm-bee-ehn]

how many

Used to ask about quantity.

Example

Combien de couleurs voulez-vous ?

How many colors do you want?

[dee]

Used to indicate possession or connection.

Example

Le livre d'un ami.

The book of a friend.

enfants

[ahn-fahn]

children

Plural noun meaning kids or children.

Example

Les enfants attendent calmement près de la porte.

The children are waiting calmly near the gate.

avez-vous ?

ah-vay voo

do you have?

A formal question with the verb before the subject. Say 'a-vay voo'.

Example

Avez-vous une voiture ?

Do you have a car?

Words in this phrase

avez

[ah-vay]

have

A form of avoir used with vous.

Example

Vous avez avez une pièce d'identité ?

Do you have an ID?

-vous

[voo]

you

Refers to the person or persons being addressed.

Example

Comment allez-vous aujourd'hui?

How are you today?

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