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"How many?" in German: Wie viele?

Wie viele?

Say it: vee FEE-luhphrase/viː ˈfiːlə/

How many in German is Wie viele? Add a noun: Wie viele Tickets?. For amount of uncountable: Wie viel? without -e.

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Wie viele? Zwei Erwachsene, bitte.
How many? Two adults, please.
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vee FEE-luh

/viː ˈfiːlə/

vee FEE-luh. Viele with ee in vie-; final -e soft.

"How many?" in German: quick reference

GermanEnglish
Wie viele?how many?

Core countable ask.

Wie viele Personen?how many people?

With noun.

Wie viel?how much?

Uncountable / price.

ungefähr wie viele?roughly how many?

Estimate.

How to use Wie viele? in real life

  1. 1Ticket window

    Wie viele? Zwei Erwachsene, bitte.

    How many? Two adults, please.

    Bare.

  2. 2Potluck

    Wie viele Gäste kommen?

    How many guests are coming?

    People.

  3. 3Shopping list

    Wie viele Äpfel brauchen wir?

    How many apples do we need?

    Items.

Mistakes English speakers make with Wie viele?

Incorrect: Wie viel Äpfel?

Correct: Wie viele Äpfel?

Countable plural takes wie viele.

Incorrect: Wie vielen?

Correct: Wie viele?

Bare question is Wie viele?, not vielen.

Good to know

Cashiers may ask Nur wie viele? while pointing at bread rolls. Answer with a number; articles are optional.

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Buying museum tickets

  1. ChatPal

    Karten hier.

    Tickets here.

  2. You

    Wie viele? Vier, bitte.

    How many? Four, please.

  3. ChatPal

    Ermäßigt?

    Reduced?

  4. You

    Zwei. Also: Wie viele ermäßigtzwei von vier.

    Two. So: how many reduced — two of four.

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Common questions about "How many?" in German

How do you say how many?

Wie viele?

How much?

Wie viel?

With a noun?

Wie viele Stühle?

About price?

Wie viel kostet das?

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