How to Say ‘For how many people?’ in French
Pour combien de personnes ?
poor kohm-byen duh pair-sohn
[poor kohm-byen duh pair-sohn]
💬 Usage Tip: French asks this as [for how many people?], using [pour] where English often just says "for." The same pattern works in reservations: [une table pour deux], [une réservation pour six].
Phrase Breakdown
Pour combien
poor kohm-byen
for how many
Used to ask about quantity or number of people for a booking.
Pour combien de personnes ?
For how many people?
Words in this phrase
Pour
[poor]
for
Preposition meaning for.
Pour combien de personnes réservez-vous ce soir ?
For how many people are you booking this evening?
combien
[kohm-byen]
how many / how much
Question word asking about quantity.
Pour combien de personnes est la réservation ?
For how many people is the reservation?
De personnes
duh pair-sohn
people
Specifies that the question is about the number of people.
Deux personnes.
Two people.
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
of
Preposition used after quantity words like combien.
Pour combien de personnes faut-il préparer la table ?
For how many people should the table be prepared?
personnes
[pair-sohn]
people
Plural noun meaning people or persons.
Pour combien de personnes demandez-vous une table ?
For how many people are you asking for a table?
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