How to Say ‘How many people will be in your party?’ in Japanese
何名様でいらっしゃいますか。
nan mei sama de irasshai masu ka
[nahn mei sama deh ee-rahs-SHAI mahss ka]
💬 Usage Tip: いらっしゃいます is a respectful way of saying "to be" when the subject is the customer. You can answer simply: 四名です (yon-mei desu) "four people".
Phrase Breakdown
何名様で
nan mei sama de
how many people (in your party)
何名様 asks the number of guests politely. で links it to the verb that follows.
何名様でご利用ですか。
How many people will be using it?
Words in this phrase
何
nan
[nahn]
how many; what number
A question word used to ask quantity or number.
注文で何人か確認します。
I check how many people there are for the order.
名
mei
[mei]
counter for people / guests
名 is a polite counter used to count people, especially customers or guests in formal situations like restaurants.
4名でお願いします。
Four people, please.
様
sama
[sama]
honorific suffix
A suffix used to show respect, often for males.
社長様はこちらです。
This way, Mr. President.
で
de
[deh]
(part of でいらっしゃる 'to be', honorific)
Copula particle combined with いらっしゃる to respectfully say 'to be'.
お客様は三名様でいらっしゃいますね。
You are a party of three, correct?
いらっしゃいますか。
irasshai masu ka
will you be? (honorific)
The honorific form of いる/です. Hold the small っ as a short pause: 'i-ra-s-sha-i-ma-su-ka'.
田中様はいらっしゃいますか。
Is Mr. Tanaka here?
Words in this phrase
いらっしゃい
irasshai
[ee-rahs-SHAI]
to be (honorific)
Respectful verb used for the customer's state or presence; here 'to be'.
社長は会議室にいらっしゃいます。
The president is in the meeting room.
ます
masu
[mahss]
polite ending
A polite ending attached to verbs in formal speech.
まだありますか。
Are there still some available?
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
Used to create a yes/no question in informal speech.
行くか？
Shall we go?
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