Japanese phrase
___はいくつありますか？ ___ wa i ku tsu a ri ma su ka
Meaning
How many ___ are there?
When to use it
Asks how many things or people there are. It is a simple, polite question for checking a count.
Example dialogue
りんごはいくつありますか？ ri n go wa i ku tsu a ri ma su ka
How many apples are there?
五つあります。 itsu tsu a ri ma su
There are five.