How to Say ‘May I ask how many people are in your party?’ in Simplified Chinese
请问您几位？
qǐng wèn nín jǐ wèi
[ching wun neen jee way]
💬 Usage Tip: This sentence puts the polite opener first, then the person, then the question: [请问] + [您] + [几位]. Chinese often builds service questions in this order.
🇨🇳 In China: This is a standard, courteous way for staff to ask party size. You usually hear it at the entrance or on a reservation call.
Phrase Breakdown
请问
qǐng wèn
[ching wun]
may I ask; excuse me
Introduces the question politely in service situations.
请问您几位？如果需要，我们可以安排停车。
May I ask how many people are in your party? If needed, we can arrange parking.
您
nín
[neen]
you (polite)
Respectful ‘you,’ making the question more courteous.
请问您几位？有开车来吗？
May I ask how many people are in your party? Did you drive here?
几位？
jǐ wèi
how many people?
A polite way to ask how many people are in the group.
你们几位？
How many people are in your party?
Words in this phrase
几
jǐ
[jee]
how many
Used to ask the number of people.
请问您几位？我们好安排位子和停车。
May I ask how many people are in your party? That way we can arrange seating and parking.
位
wèi
[way]
person; polite measure word
Counts guests politely in restaurant contexts.
请问您几位？
May I ask how many people are in your party?
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