How to Say ‘How many carriers are there?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Cuántos cargadores son?
KWAHN-tohs kar-gah-DOH-rehs son
[KWAHN-tohs kar-gah-DOH-rehs son]
💬 Usage Tip: To ask how many people there are, Spanish uses son "they are" rather than "there are". So ¿Cuántos son? means "How many of you are there?"
Phrase Breakdown
Cuántos
[KWAHN-tohs]
how many
Question word for counting masculine plural nouns; 'cuántas' for feminine.
¿Cuántos libros tienes?
How many books do you have?
cargadores
[kar-gah-DOH-rehs]
bearers / carriers
People who carry heavy loads, like procession floats.
Hay muchos cargadores hoy.
There are many bearers today.
son
[son]
are
Third person plural present form of 'to be'.
Ellos son simpáticos.
They are nice.
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