"Excuse me, how many of you?"
Translation:请问，几位？
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I don't think I've ever used '几位' in conversation，but do recall using '几个'，as in '几个人‘。Why isn't '请问，几个人？‘ acceptable here?
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It's more polite and formal. Think of a waiter in a restaurant, for example.
As to that, you can report it.
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It would be understood in the right context, e.g. in a restaurant, but the given answer is the better translation. However, adding 你们 is not necessary but does make it sound a trifle more polite.
If I remember correctly, 多少 is for when you expect a large number as an answer (like you make reservation for the 50 employees from your workplace) and 几 is for a smaller expected number
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You give the potion of selecting 一下 when piecing the the sentence together. Surely "请问一下，几位?" could be accepted.
I had understood that 'ji' is for smaller numbers, whereas 'duo shao' is for greater numbers. Now when you come to a restaurant, either the waiter can see with how many people you are if you are with a few, or they have to ask, if you are with many, which would make 'ji' less appropriate since it will be a large number. Could anyone let his light shine on this?
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He may be booking through the telephone... Or the responsible be in a different room of the other guests...
