How to Say ‘For how many people?’ in French
Pour combien de personnes ?
poor kohm-byen duh pair-son
[poor kohm-byen duh pair-son]
Phrase Breakdown
Pour combien
poor kohm-byen
For how many
Used to ask about quantity, especially number of people.
Pour combien de personnes est la réservation ?
For how many people is the reservation?
Words in this phrase
Pour
[poor]
for
Preposition introducing the number of guests.
Pour combien de personnes faut-il préparer la table ?
For how many people should the table be prepared?
combien
[kohm-byen]
how many
Used to ask about quantity or number.
Pour combien de personnes la réservation est-elle prévue ?
For how many people is the reservation planned?
De personnes ?
duh pair-son
People?
Refers to the number of guests or diners.
C'est pour quatre personnes.
It's for four people.
Words in this phrase
de
[duh]
of
Preposition connecting the number to the noun personnes.
Pour combien de personnes dois-je confirmer ce soir ?
For how many people should I confirm tonight?
personnes
[pair-son]
people
Plural noun for guests or diners.
Pour combien de personnes avez-vous réservé exactement ?
For how many people did you reserve exactly?
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