YOU SAID:
How many dishes are in there
INTO JAPANESE
そこには何個の料理があるの?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
How many dishes are there?
INTO JAPANESE
何皿ありますか
BACK INTO ENGLISH
How many plates do you have?
INTO JAPANESE
あなたは何枚の皿を持っていますか?
BACK INTO ENGLISH
How many plates do you have?
That didn't even make that much sense in English.