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How to Say ‘How many people?’ in Italian

Quante persone?

KWAHN-teh pehr-SOH-neh

[KWAHN-teh pehr-SOH-neh]

💬 Usage Tip: quanto "how much/many" changes its ending to match what's being counted: quante persone (feminine plural), quanti giorni "how many days", quanto tempo "how much time".

Phrase Breakdown

Quante

[KWAHN-teh]

how many

Feminine plural form of 'quanto', agreeing with a feminine plural noun.

Example

Quante pizze volete?

How many pizzas do you want?

persone

[pehr-SOH-neh]

people

Refers to people in general; in company culture, often coworkers or employees.

Example

Dire Le persone si aiutano mostra che le persone nell'azienda collaborano.

Saying 'Le persone si aiutano' shows that people in the company cooperate.

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