How to Say ‘For how many people’ in French
Pour combien de personnes
poor kohm-byen duh pehr-sohn
[poor kohm-byen duh pehr-sohn]
💬 Usage Tip: Essential for making table reservations.
🇫🇷 In France: In French dining, the number of guests relates to table arrangement.
Phrase Breakdown
Pour
[poor]
For how many people
Used to determine the number of people needed to accommodate.
Pour combien de personnes devons-nous réserver ?
For how many people should we reserve?
combien
[kohm-byen]
how many
Inquires about the quantity of people.
Combien de personnes sont attendues ?
How many people are expected?
De personnes
duh pehr-sohn
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
of
Indicating possession or connection.
C'est une fête de personnes proches.
It's a party of close people.
personnes
[pehr-sohn]
people
Refers to a group of humans.
Il y a beaucoup de personnes ici.
There are many people here.
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