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How to Say ‘How many would you like?’ in Italian

Quanti ne vuole?

KWAHN-tee neh VWOH-leh

[KWAHN-tee neh VWOH-leh]

💬 Usage Tip: ne stands in for "of them", so you don't have to repeat the pastry's name. Reply the same way: ne vorrei sei "I'd like six of them".

Phrase Breakdown

Quanti

[KWAHN-tee]

how many

Masculine plural question word for counting; agrees with the noun that follows.

Example

Quanti fratelli hai?

How many brothers do you have?

[neh]

of them

Partitive pronoun referring to a quantity of something mentioned earlier.

Example

Ne ho presi due.

I took two of them.

vuole

[VWOH-leh]

would you like (formal)

Form of 'volere' used with polite 'Lei' to offer something.

Example

Vuole dello zucchero?

Would you like some sugar?

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