How to Say ‘For how many people?’ in Italian
Per quante persone?
pehr KWAHN-teh pehr-SOH-neh
[pehr KWAHN-teh pehr-SOH-neh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Quante] changes to match a plural noun, so with [persone] you get [quante persone]. The same pattern works in [Quanti adulti?] and [Quanti bambini?]
Phrase Breakdown
Per
[pehr]
for
A preposition used here to ask about the number of guests for the reservation.
La domanda Per quante persone? è molto comune al ristorante.
The question “For how many people?” is very common at the restaurant.
quante
[KWAHN-teh]
how many
Used to ask for quantity; here it refers to the number of people.
Il cameriere chiede quante persone arriveranno.
The waiter asks how many people will arrive.
persone
[pehr-SOH-neh]
people
Plural noun meaning people or persons; often used in reservations.
La prenotazione è per quattro persone.
The reservation is for four people.
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