How to Say ‘For how many people?’ in Traditional Chinese
請問幾位呢？
qǐng wèn jǐ wèi ne
[ching wen jee way nuh]
💬 Usage Tip: [請問] before a question makes it more polite, and [呢] at the end softens it further. This whole shape is very common in service situations.
Phrase Breakdown
請問
qǐng wèn
[ching wen]
may I ask; excuse me
A polite phrase used to begin a question to a customer or guest.
請問幾位呢？
May I ask how many people?
幾位
jǐ wèi
how many people
Used to ask the number of people politely.
請問你們幾位？
May I ask how many people you are?
Words in this phrase
幾
jǐ
[jee]
how many
Used when asking for the number of people.
請問幾位呢？
May I ask how many people?
位
wèi
[way]
person; guest counter
A respectful measure word for counting people.
請問幾位呢？
May I ask how many people?
呢
ne
[nuh]
question particle
Softens the question and makes it sound polite and natural.
請問幾位呢？
May I ask how many people?
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