How to Say ‘For how many people...?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Para cuántas personas...
pah-rah KWAHN-tahs pehr-SO-nas
[pah-rah KWAHN-tahs pehr-SO-nas]
💬 Usage Tip: cuántas matches personas, which is feminine plural. With a masculine noun, it becomes cuántos: ¿cuántos niños? "how many kids?"
Phrase Breakdown
Para
[pah-rah]
for
Used to indicate the purpose or destination.
Este regalo es para ti.
This gift is for you.
cuántas
[KWAHN-tahs]
How many
Used to ask about the number of things or people.
'Cuántas' sillas necesitamos?
'How many' chairs do we need?
personas
[pehr-SO-nas]
People
A group of human beings.
'Personas' vienen a la fiesta?
Are 'people' coming to the party?
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