How to Say ‘For how many people?’ in Portuguese
Para quantas pessoas?
PAH-ruh KWAHN-tush peh-SOH-ush
[PAH-ruh KWAHN-tush peh-SOH-ush]
Phrase Breakdown
Para
[PAH-ruh]
for
A preposition used here to ask the size of the booking.
Em «Para quantas pessoas?», «Para» introduz a pergunta sobre a reserva.
In 'For how many people?', 'Para' introduces the question about the reservation.
Quantas pessoas
KWAHN-tush peh-SOH-ush
how many people
Used to ask the number of people involved.
Para quantas pessoas?
For how many people?
Words in this phrase
quantas
[KWAHN-tush]
how many
Used to ask about quantity with feminine plural nouns like 'pessoas.'
Em «Para quantas pessoas?», «quantas» pede o número de convidados.
In 'For how many people?', 'quantas' asks for the number of guests.
pessoas
[peh-SOH-ush]
people
Plural of 'pessoa'; used when asking how many guests there will be.
Em «Para quantas pessoas?», «pessoas» significa os clientes ou convidados.
In 'For how many people?', 'pessoas' means the customers or guests.
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