How to Say ‘For how many people’ in Traditional Chinese
請問幾位
qǐng wèn jǐ wèi
[chǐng-wèn jǐ wèi]
💬 Usage Tip: 幾位 is the polite way to ask the number of guests. The pattern is easy to reuse in answers too: 兩位, 四位, 六位.
🇹🇼 In Taiwan: This is exactly the kind of question restaurant staff in Taiwan ask when taking or confirming a reservation. Using 位 instead of 個人 sounds more service-polite.
Phrase Breakdown
請問
qǐng wèn
[chǐng-wèn]
May I ask how many people
Inquiries about the number of people present.
請問幾位需要預訂位置？
May I ask how many people need to book seats?
幾
jǐ
[jǐ]
how many (people)
Questions the number of individuals in a context.
這裡有幾位在等候？
How many people are waiting here?
位
wèi
[wèi]
people (measure word)
Polite measure word for individuals, often used in customer service.
我們總共有五位來用餐。
We have a total of five people coming to dine.
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