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How to Say ‘How many people would it be for?’ in Italian

Per quante persone sarebbe?

pehr KWAN-teh pehr-SOH-neh sah-REH-beh

[pehr KWAN-teh pehr-SOH-neh sah-REH-beh]

💬 Usage Tip: sarebbe "would it be" softens the question. Staff often use this "would" form for something that hasn't been booked yet.

Phrase Breakdown

Per quante persone

pehr KWAN-teh pehr-SOH-neh

For how many people

'Quante' is feminine to agree with 'persone'. Say 'qu' like 'kw'.

Example

Per quante persone cucini?

How many people are you cooking for?

Words in this phrase

Per

[pehr]

for

A preposition used to explain purpose or reason.

Example

Sono qui per conoscere nuove aziende.

I am here to get to know new companies.

quante

[KWAN-teh]

How many

Question word to ask about quantity.

Example

Per quante persone è la prenotazione?

For how many people is the reservation?

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.

sarebbe?

sah-REH-beh

would it be?

A polite conditional. Pronounce the double 'bb' and stress sa-REB-be.

Example

Quando sarebbe?

When would it be?

Words in this phrase

sarebbe

[sah-REH-beh]

it would be

Conditional form of essere, used to sound polite or hypothetical.

Example

Sarebbe molto utile incontrarla.

It would be very useful to meet her.

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