How to Say ‘For how many people?’ in Simplified Chinese
几位呢？
jǐ wèi ne
[jee way nuh]
🇨🇳 In China: This is a standard question from restaurant staff when taking a reservation or seating you. [位] makes it sound polite and service-oriented, which is what you'd expect in this setting.
Phrase Breakdown
几
jǐ
[jee]
how many
Used to ask the number of diners or guests.
服务员问我们几位呢？
The server asked us how many people there were.
位
wèi
[way]
person; seat (polite measure word)
Polite classifier for counting people in service situations.
服务员问我们几位呢？
The server asked us how many people there were.
呢
ne
[nuh]
particle for a follow-up question
Makes the question sound natural and less abrupt.
服务员问我们几位呢？
The server asked us how many people there were.
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