How to Say ‘For how many people?’ in Portuguese
Para quantas pessoas?
PAH-ruh KWAN-tush pess-OH-ush
[PAH-ruh KWAN-tush pess-OH-ush]
💬 Usage Tip: [Quantas] changes to match a feminine plural noun: [pessoas]. With a masculine noun, you'd get [quantos]: [Para quantos adultos?]
Phrase Breakdown
Para quantas
PAH-ruh KWAN-tush
for how many
Used to ask about quantity of people in a reservation context.
Para quantas pessoas é a mesa?
For how many people is the table?
Words in this phrase
Para
[PAH-ruh]
for
Introduces the question about the number of guests.
Para quantas pessoas é a reserva?
For how many people is the reservation?
quantas
[KWAN-tush]
how many
Used to ask the quantity of people; agrees with the feminine plural noun.
Para quantas pessoas precisa de mesa?
For how many people do you need a table?
pessoas
[pess-OH-ush]
people
Refers to the number of guests in the booking.
Para quantas pessoas é o jantar?
For how many people is the dinner?
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