How to Say ‘How many people would there be?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Cuántas personas serían?
KWAHN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs seh-ree-AHN
[KWAHN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs seh-ree-AHN]
💬 Usage Tip: For numbers of people, Spanish often says [serían] where English says "would there be." You can answer the same way: [Seríamos diez] = "There would be ten of us."
Phrase Breakdown
Cuántas
[KWAHN-tahs]
how many
Used to ask the quantity of feminine plural nouns like personas.
¿Cuántas personas serían para el salón privado?
How many people would there be for the private room?
personas
[pehr-SOH-nahs]
people
Refers to the guests in the group.
Necesitamos saber cuántas personas vendrán.
We need to know how many people will come.
serían
[seh-ree-AHN]
would be
A polite way to ask or state an estimated number of attendees.
¿Cuántas personas serían en total?
How many people would there be in total?
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