How to Say ‘It would be for four people.’ in French
Ce serait pour quatre personnes.
suh suh-ray poor katr pair-son
[suh suh-ray poor katr pair-son]
🇫🇷 In France: This is very natural when answering staff questions during a booking. It sounds a bit smoother and less blunt than just saying [quatre personnes].
Phrase Breakdown
Ce serait pour
suh suh-ray poor
It would be for
A polite hypothetical form often used when making a reservation.
Ce serait pour demain.
It would be for tomorrow.
Words in this phrase
Ce
[suh]
this / it
A demonstrative word meaning this or it. Here it politely introduces the reservation details.
Ce serait pour quatre personnes, à 20 heures.
It would be for four people, at 8 p.m.
serait
[suh-ray]
would be
A conditional form of être used to sound polite when giving information or making a request.
Ce serait pour quatre personnes si vous avez de la place.
It would be for four people if you have space.
pour
[poor]
for
Used to indicate purpose, destination, or in this case the number of people a table is for.
Ce serait pour quatre personnes demain soir.
It would be for four people tomorrow evening.
Quatre personnes
katr pair-son
Four people
Indicates the number of guests.
Nous sommes quatre personnes.
We are four people.
Words in this phrase
quatre
[katr]
four
The number four, used here to specify party size.
Ce serait pour quatre personnes à 19 h 30.
It would be for four people at 7:30 p.m.
personnes
[pair-son]
people
Plural noun meaning people; often used in reservation phrases.
Ce serait pour quatre personnes près de la fenêtre.
It would be for four people near the window.
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