How to Say ‘For how many?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Para cuántas?
PAH-rah KWAHN-tahs
[PAH-rah KWAHN-tahs]
💬 Usage Tip: [Cuántas] is feminine here because it matches the hidden word [personas]. You'll often hear just [¿Para cuántas?] in restaurants, with [personas] understood.
Phrase Breakdown
Para
[PAH-rah]
for
Used here to ask for the number of places needed in a reservation.
Para cuántas debo apartar la mesa en el restaurante.
For how many should I set aside the table at the restaurant.
cuántas
[KWAHN-tahs]
how many (feminine)
Question word agreeing with a feminine plural noun understood from context, like personas.
Cuántas personas van a llegar afecta la política de cambios.
How many people are going to arrive affects the change policy.
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