How to Say ‘How many would you like?’ in Italian
Quanti ne vuoi?
KWAHN-tee neh VWOY-ee
[KWAHN-tee neh VWOY-ee]
💬 Usage Tip: Literally 'How many of them do you want?' Natural Italian uses ne here.
🇮🇹 In Italy: Vendors may ask this even if things are sold by weight; it is a practical, everyday question.
Phrase Breakdown
Quanti
[KWAHN-tee]
how many / how much
Used to ask the quantity of masculine plural items.
Quanti ne vuoi? Un chilo o meno?
How many do you want? A kilo or less?
Ne vuoi?
neh VWOY-ee
do you want some?
'Ne' refers to some of it/them; the verb 'vuoi' asks whether the person wants that quantity.
Ne vuoi ancora?
Do you want more?
Words in this phrase
ne
[neh]
of them
Refers back to the mushrooms already being discussed.
Quanti ne vuoi?
How many do you want?
vuoi
[VWOY-ee]
do you want
A familiar form meaning 'you want.' In a question, it becomes 'do you want?'
Quanti ne vuoi?
How many do you want?
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