How to Say ‘How many do you want?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Cuántas quieres?
KWAHN-tahs kee-EH-rehs
[KWAHN-tahs kee-EH-rehs]
💬 Usage Tip: cuántas matches what is being counted, here the sardines. For money or an amount that isn't counted, it's cuánto, as in ¿Cuánto es?
🇪🇸 In Spain: Stallholders at a fiesta will usually call you tú whatever your age. It's friendly, not rude, and you can answer the same way.
Phrase Breakdown
Cuántas
[KWAHN-tahs]
how many
Feminine plural question word agreeing with a feminine noun.
¿Cuántas mesas hay libres?
How many tables are free?
quieres
[kee-EH-rehs]
you want
From querer, used informally to ask what someone would like or prefer.
«quieres» conocer a la reclutadora, puedo presentártela.
If “you want” to meet the recruiter, I can introduce you to her.
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