How to Say ‘For how many’ in Italian
Per quante
pehr KWAHN-teh
[pehr KWAHN-teh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Quante] changes to match a plural noun, so with [persone] you get [quante persone]. The same pattern appears in [quanti tavoli] or [quante sedie].
Phrase Breakdown
Per
[pehr]
for
Here it helps form the question asking the size of the reservation.
Per quante persone devo prenotare? Inizio con Per per chiedere il numero.
For how many people should I book? I start with for to ask the number.
quante
[KWAHN-teh]
how many
Used to ask about quantity; here it asks the number of guests.
Per quante persone? Quante vengono alla cena di compleanno?
For how many people? How many are coming to the birthday dinner?
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