Meanings
how old are you1
phrasehow old are you?
- Asks the age of the interlocutor.
Literally: What is your age in years?
- impoliteUsed to question the mental age (maturity) of the interlocutor.
Jack: (laughing at infantile humor) Jill: How old are you?
how old are you2
Origin
Word by word translation of Chinese 怎麼老是你？/怎么老是你？ (Zěnme lǎoshì nǐ?, “Why is it always you?”)
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic كَم عُمْرُكَ؟, كَم عُمْرُكِ؟
- كَم عُمْرُكَ؟ (kam ʕumruka?)what is your age in years
- كَم عُمْرُكِ؟ (kam ʕumruki?)what is your age in years
Bengali তোমার বয়স কত?
- তোমার বয়স কত? (tōmar boẏoś kot?)what is your age in years
Bulgarian на ко́лко годи́ни сте?, на ко́лко годи́ни си?
- на ко́лко годи́ни сте? (na kólko godíni ste?)what is your age in years
- на ко́лко годи́ни си? (na kólko godíni si?)what is your age in years
Catalan quants anys tens?
- quants anys tens?what is your age in years
Chinese Mandarin 您高壽？ /您高寿？, 您多大年紀了？ /您多大年纪了？
- 您高壽？ /您高寿？ (nín gāoshòu?)what is your age in years
- 您多大年紀了？ /您多大年纪了？ (nín duō dà niánjì le?)what is your age in years
- 您多大了？ (nín duō dà le?)what is your age in years
- 你幾歲了？ /你几岁了？ (nǐ jǐ suì le?)what is your age in years
Czech kolik je vám let?, kolik je tobě let?
- kolik je vám let?what is your age in years
- kolik je tobě let?what is your age in years
- kolik je ti let?what is your age in years
- jak jste starý?what is your age in years
- jak jste stará?what is your age in years
- jak jsi starý?what is your age in years
- jak jsi stará?what is your age in years
Danish hvor gammel er du?, hvor gammel er De?
- hvor gammel er du?what is your age in years
- hvor gammel er De?what is your age in years
Dutch hoe oud ben je?, hoe oud bent u?
- hoe oud ben je?what is your age in years
- hoe oud bent u?what is your age in years
Esperanto kiom vi aĝas?
- kiom vi aĝas?what is your age in years
Estonian kui vana sa oled?, kui vana te olete?
- kui vana sa oled?what is your age in years
- kui vana te olete?what is your age in years
Finnish kuinka vanha olet?, minkä ikäinen olet?
- kuinka vanha olet?what is your age in years
- minkä ikäinen olet?what is your age in years
French quel âge as-tu, quel âge avez-vous
- quel âge as-tuwhat is your age in years
- quel âge avez-vouswhat is your age in years
German wie alt bist du?, wie alt sind Sie?
- wie alt bist du?what is your age in years
- wie alt sind Sie?what is your age in years
Greek πόσο χρονών είσαι, πόσο χρονών είσαστε
- πόσο χρονών είσαιwhat is your age in years
- πόσο χρονών είσαστεwhat is your age in years
Hebrew בן כמה אתה, בת כמה את
- בן כמה אתה (ben káma atá)what is your age in years
- בת כמה את (bat kama at)what is your age in years
Hindi आपकी आयु कितनी है, आपकी उम्र कितनी है
- आपकी आयु कितनी है (āpkī āyu kitnī hai ?)what is your age in years
- आपकी उम्र कितनी है (āpkī umra kitnī hai ?)what is your age in years
- तुम्हारी आयु कितनी है? (tumhārī āyu kitnī hai?)what is your age in years
- तुम्हारी उम्र कितनी है? (tumhārī umra kitnī hai?)what is your age in years
Hungarian hány éves?, ön hány éves?
- hány éves?what is your age in years
- ön hány éves?what is your age in years
- hány éves vagy?what is your age in years
- mennyi idős?what is your age in years
- ön mennyi idős?what is your age in years
- mennyi idős vagy?what is your age in years
Icelandic hvað ertu gamall?, hvað ertu gömul?
- hvað ertu gamall?what is your age in years
- hvað ertu gömul?what is your age in years
Indonesian berapa umurmu?, berapa usia anda?
- berapa umurmu?what is your age in years
- berapa usia anda?what is your age in years
Irish cén aois thú?
- cén aois thú?what is your age in years
Italian quanti anni hai?, quanti anni ha?
- quanti anni hai?what is your age in years
- quanti anni ha?what is your age in years
Japanese 何歳ですか？, おいくつですか？
- 何歳ですか？ (nansai desu ka?)what is your age in years
- おいくつですか？ (o-ikutsu desu ka?)what is your age in years
Korean 나이가 어떻게 되세요?, 몇살입니까?
- 나이가 어떻게 되세요? (nai-ga eotteoke doeseyo?)what is your age in years
- 몇살입니까? (myeot-sar-imnikka?)what is your age in years
- 몇 살이에요? (myeot sar-ieyo?)what is your age in years
- 연세가 어떻게 되세요? (yeonse-ga eotteoke doeseyo?)what is your age in years
Latin quot annos habes?, quot annos natus es
- quot annos habes?what is your age in years
- quot annos natus eswhat is your age in years
Latvian cik jums gadu?, cik tev gadu?
- cik jums gadu?what is your age in years
- cik tev gadu?what is your age in years
Lithuanian kiek tau metų?, kiek jums metų?
- kiek tau metų?what is your age in years
- kiek jums metų?what is your age in years
Malay berapa umur awak?, berapa umur anda?
- berapa umur awak?what is your age in years
- berapa umur anda?what is your age in years
Māori e hia ō tau?
- e hia ō tau?what is your age in years
Norwegian Bokmål hvor gammel er du?, hvor gammel er De?
- hvor gammel er du?what is your age in years
- hvor gammel er De?what is your age in years
Polish ile masz lat?, ile ma Pan lat?
- ile masz lat?what is your age in years
- ile ma Pan lat?what is your age in years
- ile ma Pani lat?what is your age in years
Portuguese quantos anos você tem?, qual a sua idade?
- quantos anos você tem?what is your age in years
- qual a sua idade?what is your age in years
Romanian câți ani ai?, ce vârstă aveți?
- câți ani ai?what is your age in years
- ce vârstă aveți?what is your age in years
Russian ско́лько вам лет?, ско́лько тебе́ лет?
- ско́лько вам лет? (skólʹko vam let?)what is your age in years
- ско́лько тебе́ лет? (skólʹko tebé let?)what is your age in years
Slovak koľko máte rokov?, koľko máš rokov?
- koľko máte rokov?what is your age in years
- koľko máš rokov?what is your age in years
Spanish ¿cuántos años tienes?, ¿qué edad tiene?
- ¿cuántos años tienes?what is your age in years
- ¿qué edad tiene?what is your age in years
- ¿cuántos años tenés?what is your age in years
Swedish hur gammal är du?
- hur gammal är du?what is your age in years
Tagalog ilang taon ka na?, ilang taong gulang ka na?
- ilang taon ka na?what is your age in years
- ilang taong gulang ka na?what is your age in years
Tamil உங்கள் வயது என்ன?
- உங்கள் வயது என்ன? (uṅkaḷ vayatu eṉṉa?)what is your age in years
Turkish kaç yaşındasın?, kaç yaşındasınız?
- kaç yaşındasın?what is your age in years
- kaç yaşındasınız?what is your age in years
- yaşın kaç?what is your age in years
- yaşınız kaç?what is your age in years
Ukrainian скі́льки вам ро́ків?, скі́льки тобі́ ро́ків
- скі́льки вам ро́ків? (skílʹky vam rókiv?)what is your age in years
- скі́льки тобі́ ро́ків (skílʹky tobí rókiv)what is your age in years
Urdu آپ کی عُمْر کِتْنی ہَے؟, تُمْہاری عُمْر کِتْنی ہَے؟
- آپ کی عُمْر کِتْنی ہَے؟ (āp kī 'umr kitnī hai?)what is your age in years
- تُمْہاری عُمْر کِتْنی ہَے؟ (tumhārī 'umr kitnī hai?)what is your age in years
- آپ کِتْنے سال کے ہو؟ (āp kitne sāl ke ho?)what is your age in years
- آپ کِتْنی سال کی ہَیں؟ (āp kitnī sāl kī ha͠i?)what is your age in years
- تُم کِتْنے سال کے ہو؟ (tum kitne sāl ke ho?)what is your age in years
- تُم کِتْنی سال کی ہو؟ (tum kitni sāl ki ho?)what is your age in years
Vietnamese bạn bao nhiêu tuổi? (replace bạn with an appropriate pronoun)
- bạn bao nhiêu tuổi? (replace bạn with an appropriate pronoun)what is your age in years
Yiddish ווי אַלט ביסטו?, ווי אַלט זענט איר?
- ווי אַלט ביסטו? (vi alt bistu?)what is your age in years
- ווי אַלט זענט איר? (vi alt zent ir?)what is your age in years
Zulu uneminyaka emingaki?
- uneminyaka emingaki?what is your age in years
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