How to Say ‘And how many people fit in the room?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Y cuántas personas caben en el salón?
ee KWAHN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs KAH-behn en el sah-LOHN
[ee KWAHN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs KAH-behn en el sah-LOHN]
Phrase Breakdown
¿Y cuántas personas caben
ee KWAHN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs KAH-behn
And how many people fit
'Caben' comes from 'caber' (to fit). The 'Y' blends into 'cuántas': 'ycuántas'. Stress CUÁN-tas and CA-ben.
¿Cuántas personas caben en el coche?
How many people fit in the car?
Words in this phrase
Y
[ee]
and
A conjunction used to join words or ideas.
«Y» conecta «trabajo» y «vida personal».
“Y” connects “work” and “personal life.”
cuántas
[KWAHN-tahs]
how many
Feminine plural question word for quantity.
¿Cuántas mesas hay?
How many tables are there?
personas
[pehr-SOH-nahs]
people
Plural of 'persona'.
Vienen diez personas.
Ten people are coming.
caben
[KAH-behn]
fit
From 'caber', to fit in a space.
Aquí caben treinta.
Thirty fit here.
en el salón?
en el sah-LOHN
in the hall?
Raise your voice slightly at the end because it's a question. Stress sa-LÓN.
¿Hay mesas en el salón?
Are there tables in the hall?
Words in this phrase
en
[en]
in
A preposition meaning inside, within, or as part of something.
«En» ubica la acción dentro de «En un equipo».
“En” places the action within “In a team.”
el
[el]
the
Masculine singular definite article.
«El» acompaña al sustantivo en «El crecimiento».
“El” accompanies the noun in “The growth.”
salón
[sah-LOHN]
room / hall
A large room, often used for events or dining.
El salón tiene capacidad para treinta personas.
The room holds thirty people.
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