"How many?" and "How much?" are English equivalents of the Italian word quanto.
Specifically, the word functions as an adverb, adjective, exclamation, pronoun or relative according to context. As a relative, it has the additional meaning of "as many as," "as much as." Whatever the meaning or use, the pronunciation remain "KWAN-to."
"How much?" in English is Quanto? in Italian.
Quanto costa?
Quanto costa per notte? in Italian means "What is the cost per night?" in English.
"How much does this cost?" in English means Quanto costa questo? in Italian.
"And how much?" is an English equivalent of the Italian phrase E quanto? The conjunction and interrogative pronoun also translate literally into English as "And how many?" The pronunciation will be "ey KWAN-to" in Italian.
Ciao, quanto tempo è passato! in Italian means "Hi, so (or how) much time has passed!" in English.
Per quanto tempo starai lì?
Quanto male? is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "How bad?" The question translates literally as "How much bad?" in English. The pronunciation will be "KWAN-to MA-ley" in Pisan Italian.
Quanto grande? is an Italian equivalent of the English phrase "How big?" The question also translates literally as "How large?" in English. The pronunciation will be "KWAN-to GRAN-dey" in Pisan Italian.
Quanto costa questo cucciolo? is a literal Italian equivalent of the English phrase "How much is this puppy?" The question translates literally as "How much does this puppy cost?" in English. The pronunciation will be "KWAN-to KO-sta KWEY-sto koot-TCHO-lo" in Pisan Italian.
Che, come, and quanto are Italian equivalents of the English word "how."Specifically, the relative che is "how" when appearing in an exclamatory phrase such as Che bella! ("How beautiful!"). The adverb comemeans "how" when appearing in an interrogative phrase such as Come stai? ("How are you?"). The interrogative quanto translates as "how" when appearing in measurement-related questions, such as Quanto lontano?("How far?").The respective pronunciations will be "key,"* "KO-mey," and "KWAN-to" in Italian.*The sound is similar to that in the English exclamation "Hey!"
Quanto sei brava in italiano? or Quanto sei bravo in italiano? in the singular and Quanto siete brave? or Quanto siete bravi? in the plural are Italian equivalents of the English phrase 'How good is your Italian?" Context makes clear whether a female (cases 1, 3), a male (examples 2, 4) or a mixed female and male (instance 4) audience suits. The respective pronunciations will be "KWAN-to sey BRA-va" or "KWAN-to sey BRA-vo" in the singular and "KWAN-to sey BRA-vey" or "KWAN-to sey BRA-vee" in the plural in Pisan Italian.