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How to Say ‘For how many people?’ in Mexican Spanish

¿Para cuántas personas?

PAH-rah KWAHN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs

[PAH-rah KWAHN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs]

💬 Usage Tip: Use '¿Para cuántas?' even if unsure of gender because 'personas' is feminine.

🇲🇽 In Mexico: Restaurant hosts will ask this to arrange seating.

Phrase Breakdown

¿Para

PAH-rah

For

Introduces a query about purpose or recipient

Example

¿Para quién es esto?

For whom is this?

Words in this phrase

Para

[PAH-rah]

For

Used to indicate the intended purpose or recipient.

Example

Hice una reservación para cuántas personas necesite.

I made a reservation for however many people you need.

cuántas

[KWAHN-tahs]

how many

Used to inquire about the quantity or number.

Example

¿Para cuántas personas debo hacer la reservación?

For how many people should I make the reservation?

personas?

pehr-SOH-nahs

people?

Refers to individuals, humans

Example

Había muchas personas en la fiesta.

There were many people at the party.

Words in this phrase

personas

[pehr-SOH-nahs]

people

A group of human beings gathered for any purpose.

Example

La mesa está lista para cuántas personas vengan.

The table is ready for however many people come.

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