Game of How many...?/Juego de ¿Cuántos...?

Question

Ok, so I was just sitting here trying to think up something productive, and I thought how many bees would/could you be able to stand.

And then I thought....hmmm, lets make it a game of how many...

Now how it goes, is you ask the question, someone else answers it and asks a question of their own.

How many bees would/could you stand?

Ok, así que yo estaba sentado aquí tratando de pensar en algo productivo, y pensé ¿cuántas abejas se / podría usted ser capaz de ponerse de pie.

Y entonces pensé .... hmmm, le convierten en un juego de la cantidad de ...

Ahora lo que pasa, es que usted haga la pregunta, alguien más lo contesta y hace una pregunta propia.

¿Cuántas abejas podría / puede ponerte de pie?

Good Idea. You might want to change the title to tell us it is a game. - gringojrf, Jul 24, 2014

You know, like .... The Game of "How Many?" - gringojrf, Jul 24, 2014

I edited your title. This is a good idea and wasn't getting any attention. - gringojrf, Jul 25, 2014

I hope you don't mind. - gringojrf, Jul 25, 2014

Thanks Gringo. :) - rac1, Jul 25, 2014

To stand (in this context) = aguantar! soportar, sufrir - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 25, 2014

Answer 1

Too many to count.

Demasiadas para contar.

¿How many drinks can you drink before getting drunk?

¿Cuántas bebidas puede tomar antes de emborracharse?

demasiados/as - chileno, Jul 25, 2014

Not very much, easily and quickly :D - 201286, Jul 25, 2014

Good job this question has already been answered... - annierats, Jul 25, 2014

EmborracharSE ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 25, 2014

Answer 2

How many slices of pizza does it take to satisfy you?

Mmmm. It depends on how hungry I am and how big the pizza is. But at least four.

Mmmm. Depende que cuánta hambre tenga y el tamaño de pizza. Pero al menos cuatro.

How many girl/boy friends have you had?

¿Cuántos novios ha tenido?

Cuánta hambre tenga ...or .... qué tan hambriento etc - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 27, 2014

Answer 3

I edited the title. This can be a great game. So I am kicking it up so everyone can see the new title and participate.

Thanks for doing so. :) - rac1, Jul 25, 2014

Answer 4

Many times. Muchas veces.

How many speeding tickets have you received?

¿Cuántos multas por exceso de velocidad has recibido?

Hi, AnnRon. I would say "multas por manejar a exceso de velocidad". Saludos. - LuisCache, Jul 25, 2014

Yis I agree with luis. Here in Mexico a ticket is a multa. - gringojrf, Jul 25, 2014

yes, multa in Spain too. - annierats, Jul 25, 2014

Thanks, guys. - AnnRon, Jul 25, 2014

Or just multa por exceso de velocidad, to make it a little simpler (I think the driving bit is understood jeje) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 25, 2014

Would just "multa por velocidad" do? - AnnRon, Jul 25, 2014

I don't think so, I've never seen or heard it. If it was just velocidad it might be a ticket for going too slow jeje - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 25, 2014

Answer 5

for me, three drinks are enough to get me drunk

para mí, tres bebidas son suficientes para emborracharme

¿Cuantas veces al día te lavas las manos?

How many times a day do you wash your hands?

Three bottles of whisky, or three beers? - annierats, Jul 25, 2014

Answer 6

¿Cuántos amigos tuyos de Facebook son amigos verdaderos.

Considering that a real friend is one who would come help you in crisis, probably about 20.

Dado que uno verdaero amigo es a una que vendría si estás en crisis, probablamente a 20.

¿How many bbq ribs could you eat?

¿Cuántos cotillas barbacoa podría comer?

UnO, vendría, podría ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 29, 2014

Thanks for the help Kiwi. - katydew, Aug 5, 2014

Answer 7

I have never received a speeding ticket.

Nunca he recibido una multa por exceso de velocidad.

New question:

How many times have you went on a diet?

¿Cuántas veces has estado a dieta?

Many times, most of them successful :) - 201286, Jul 25, 2014

How many times have you 'been' on a diet? ;). ¿Cuántas veces has estado a dieta? - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 25, 2014

. . . or "gone on a diet." - AnnRon, Jul 25, 2014

Here, we say "went" - rac1, Jul 26, 2014

Thanks Kiwi, and Ann. It is perfectly acceptable to say "went" as well. :):) - rac1, Jul 26, 2014

My understanding is that the present perfect is formed with have/has and a past participle. Went is the simple past of to go so it can't be used to form the present perfect whereas been and gone are past participles so they work. - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 26, 2014

Not to say you haven't heard it with went ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 26, 2014

Never had a speeding ticket? Do you drive? - gringojrf, Jul 26, 2014

Yes, I drive Gringo. :) - rac1, Aug 4, 2014

Answer 8

None. I'm not old enough to even want a boyfriend, and by the time I am old enough, I'll have to find one that'll put up with me.

Ninguno. No soy lo suficientemente viejo para ni siquiera quiero a un novio, y por el momento que soy lo suficientemente mayor, voy a tener que encontrar uno que te pondrá conmigo.

How many crashes have you gotten into?

¿En cuántos choques se ha involucrado?

suficiente edad ... - gringojrf, Jul 26, 2014

Remember that you can never finish a spanish sentence with a preposition. ¿En cuántos choques se ha involucrado? - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 27, 2014

Gracias Kiwi :) - Ghosthawk, Jul 28, 2014

De nada :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 29, 2014

Answer 9

I hope that somebody else do it.

Espero que alguien lo haga.

¿Cuántas veces has robado dinero de tus padres?

How many times have you stolen money of your parents?

That somebody else 'does' it ;) alguien 'más' .... stolen money from - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 25, 2014

Answer 10

Siempre estoy de dieta, siempre, pero es que se me olvida que estoy adelgazando.Pero mañana voy a intendar de nuevo.. Que sí.

I'm always on a diet, always, it's just that I forget I'm slimming.. But tomorrow I'l try again. Definitly. New question:

¿Haces tu cama cada mañana, o esperas que algien otro lo haga?

Do you make your bed every morning or do you hope that somebody else will do it?

A dieta, alguien más/otra persona - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 25, 2014

Answer 11

¿Cuántos accidentes has estado en?

Sólo dos en mi vida y no estaba manejando las dos veces. / Only two in my life and I wasn't driving either time.

¿Cuántos países has visitado? / How many countries have you visited?

¿En cuántos choques se ha involucrado? NB you can't finish a spanish sentence with a preposition, you usually put it at the front instead. - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 27, 2014

Noted. - AnnRon, Jul 28, 2014

:) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 29, 2014

Answer 12

If more than three bees stung me I would have to go to the hospital.
Si más que tres abejas me picaron tendría que ir al hospital.
¿Cuántas veces has visto un águila?
How many times have you seen an eagle?

...mas de... - chileno, Jul 25, 2014

Answer 13

Jamas,pero traté manipular algunos dineros muchas veces. Never ,but I triedto manipulate some money many times. How many slices of pizza does it take to satisfy you?

Remember the 'de' (tratar de). I don't think the sentence exactly works in English or Spanish but we know what u mean ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 29, 2014

Answer 14

¿How many bbq ribs could you eat?

¿Cuántos cotillas barbacoa podia comer?

I could eat quite a few, I love ribs!!!!!!

Podría comer un muy pocos, me encanta costillas!!!!

How many hours of gaming could you stand?

¿Cuántas horas de juego podrías ponerte de pie?

In this case, stand can´t be translated as "ponerse de pie", but as "aguantar, soportar..." - LuisCache, Aug 4, 2014

Answer 15

¿Cuántos países has visitado? / How many countries have you visited?

He visitado tantos países que he perdido la cuenta.

¿Cuántos amigos tuyos de Facebook son amigos verdaderos.