How to Say ‘For how many people?’ in German
Für wie viele Personen?
🇩🇪 In Germany: Expected question from staff; be ready with your number.
Phrase Breakdown
Für
Wie viele
Personen
Word-by-Word Breakdown
Für
[fuhr]
For
A preposition used to indicate the recipient of an action or service.
Ein Tisch für zwei, bitte.
A table for two, please.
wie
[vee]
How
Used to ask about the manner or cause of an action.
Wie läuft's?
How's it going?
viele
[VEE-le]
Many
Refers to a large number of something.
Wie viele Jahre hast du?
How many years old are you?
Personen
[per-ZOH-nen]
People
The plural form of 'person', referring to human individuals.
Es gibt viele Personen im Raum.
There are many people in the room.
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