How to Say ‘For how many people?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Para cuántas personas?
PAH-rah KWAN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs
[PAH-rah KWAN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs]
💬 Usage Tip: After [para], Spanish often just gives the number: [para dos], [para cuatro], [para seis]. You do not need a word like [people] in the answer.
Phrase Breakdown
Para
[PAH-rah]
for
Used here to ask for the number of people in the reservation.
¿Para cuántas personas? Para es la palabra que introduce la cantidad.
For how many people? 'Para' is the word that introduces the quantity.
cuántas
[KWAN-tahs]
how many
A question word used to ask about quantity, here for the number of guests.
¿Para cuántas personas? cuántas pregunta por el número de comensales.
For how many people? 'cuántas' asks about the number of diners.
personas
[pehr-SOH-nahs]
people
Refers to persons or guests included in the reservation.
¿Para cuántas personas? personas se refiere a los invitados de la mesa.
For how many people? 'personas' refers to the guests at the table.
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