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How to Say ‘How many people are you?’ in French

Vous êtes combien de personnes ?

voo et kohm-byen duh pair-sohn

[voo et kohm-byen duh pair-sohn]

Phrase Breakdown

Vous êtes combien

voo et kohm-byen

How many are you

Link 'vous' and 'êtes' with a z sound: 'voo-ZET kom-BYAN'.

Example

Vous êtes combien ce soir ?

How many are you tonight?

Words in this phrase

Vous

[voo]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Vous aimez le film?

Do you like the movie?

êtes

[et]

are

Second person singular/plural form of 'to be'.

Example

Vous êtes ici.

You are here.

combien

[kohm-byen]

how many

Question word phrase starter used to ask about quantity.

Example

Combien de personnes seront présentes à la réservation ?

How many people will be present for the reservation?

de personnes ?

duh pair-sohn

(in) people?

Completes 'combien de'. Say 'duh pair-SUN' with rising intonation.

Example

Beaucoup de personnes sont là.

Many people are here.

Words in this phrase

de

[duh]

of

Expressing the relationship between part and a whole.

Example

Un verre de lait.

A glass of milk.

personnes

[pair-sohn]

people

Plural noun meaning people or persons.

Example

De personnes attendent déjà à l'entrée.

People are already waiting at the entrance.

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