How to Say ‘How many people will there be?’ in French
Vous serez combien de personnes ?
voo suh-ray kohm-byen duh pair-sohn
[voo suh-ray kohm-byen duh pair-sohn]
💬 Usage Tip: French often asks group size with [vous serez combien de personnes ?] rather than a more literal "how many people are you." You can answer with the same pattern: [Nous serons huit.]
🇫🇷 In France: This is a normal restaurant question when booking for a group. Staff may also shorten it to just [Vous serez combien ?], which sounds completely natural, not abrupt.
Phrase Breakdown
Vous serez
voo suh-ray
How many will you be
Polite way to ask about the number of people in a party.
Vous serez combien ce soir ?
How many will you be this evening?
Words in this phrase
Vous
[voo]
you
Formal or plural 'you', often used politely by restaurant staff.
Vous serez combien de personnes pour la réservation de samedi ?
How many people will you be for Saturday’s reservation?
serez
[suh-ray]
will be
Future tense of 'to be'; used here to ask future group size.
Vous serez combien de personnes pour le déjeuner ?
How many people will you be for lunch?
Combien de personnes
kohm-byen duh pair-sohn
How many people
Asks for the number of people.
Combien de personnes êtes-vous ?
How many people are you?
Words in this phrase
combien
[kohm-byen]
how many
Used in questions about number or quantity.
Vous serez combien de personnes si toute la famille vient ?
How many people will you be if the whole family comes?
de
[duh]
of
Part of the fixed expression 'combien de' meaning 'how many'.
Vous serez combien de personnes au total ?
How many people will you be in total?
personnes
[pair-sohn]
people
People included in the reservation or dining group.
Vous serez combien de personnes avec les enfants ?
How many people will you be including the children?
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