Phrase guide

how old are you

phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

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  • UK: /haʊ ˈəʊld ɑː(ɹ)ˌjuː/
  • US: /haʊ ˈoʊld ɑɹ ˌju/
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1

phrase

Meaning 1

Asks the age of the interlocutor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Literally: What is your age in years?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

Used to question the mental age (maturity) of the interlocutor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: impolite

Examples

  • Jack: (laughing at infantile humor) Jill: How old are you?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

phrase

Meaning 3

Why is it always you? You again?

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: China, humorous

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Word by word translation of Chinese 怎麼老是你?/怎么老是你? (Zěnme lǎoshì nǐ?, “Why is it always you?”)

Across languages

Translations

212 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ainu: エパハ ヘンパㇰパ アン? (epaha henpakpa an?) — what is your age in years
  • Albanian: sa vjeç jeni? — what is your age in years
  • Arabic: كَم عُمْرُكَ؟ (kam ʕumruka?) — what is your age in years
  • Arabic: كَم عُمْرُكِ؟ (kam ʕumruki?) — what is your age in years
  • Arabic: عندك كم سنة؟ (ʕandak kam sana?) — what is your age in years
  • Arabic: عندك كم سنة؟ (ʕandik kam sana?) — what is your age in years
  • Arabic: چم عمرك؟ (čam ʕumrik?) — what is your age in years
  • Arabic: چم عمرچ؟ (čam ʕumrič?) — what is your age in years
  • Armenian: քանի՞ տարեկան ես (kʻani tarekan es) — what is your age in years
  • Armenian: քանի՞ տարեկան եք (kʻani tarekan ekʻ) — what is your age in years
  • Azerbaijani: neçə yaşınız var? — what is your age in years
  • Azerbaijani: neçə yaşın var? — what is your age in years
  • Belarusian: ко́лькі вам гадо́ў? (kólʹki vam hadów?) — what is your age in years
  • Belarusian: ко́лькі табе́ гадо́ў? (kólʹki tabjé hadów?) — what is your age in years
  • Bengali: তোমার বয়স কত? (tōmar boẏoś kot?) — what is your age in years
  • Central Bikol: pira na an edad mo? — what is your age in years
  • Bislama: Yu gat hamas yia? — what is your age in years
  • Bulgarian: на ко́лко годи́ни сте? (na kólko godíni ste?) — what is your age in years
  • Bulgarian: на ко́лко годи́ни си? (na kólko godíni si?) — what is your age in years
  • Burmese: အသက် ဘယ်လောက်လဲ။ — what is your age in years
  • Catalan: quants anys tens? — what is your age in years
  • Cherokee: ᎯᎳ ᎢᏣᏕᏘᏴᏓ? (hila itsadetiyvda?) — what is your age in years
  • Chinese: 汝幾歲囉? /汝几岁啰? (lí kúi hè--lo͘? / lí kúi hèr--lo͘? / lí kúi hòe--lo͘? / lí kúi hè--lo͘h? / lí kúi hèr--lo͘h? / lí kúi hòe--lo͘h?) — what is your age in years
  • Chinese Mandarin: 您高壽? /您高寿? (nín gāoshòu?) — what is your age in years
  • Chinese Mandarin: 您多大年紀了? /您多大年纪了? (nín duō dà niánjì le?) — what is your age in years
  • Chinese Mandarin: 您多大了? (nín duō dà le?) — what is your age in years
  • Chinese Mandarin: 你幾歲了? /你几岁了? (nǐ jǐ suì le?) — what is your age in years
  • Ngazidja Comorian: e ngawena maha minga — what is your age in years
  • Crimean Tatar: qaç yaşındasıñız? — what is your age in years
  • Crimean Tatar: qaç yaşındasıñ? — what is your age in years
  • Czech: kolik je vám let? — what is your age in years
  • Czech: kolik je tobě let? — what is your age in years
  • Czech: kolik je ti let? — what is your age in years
  • Czech: jak jste starý? — what is your age in years
  • Czech: jak jste stará? — what is your age in years
  • Czech: jak jsi starý? — what is your age in years
  • Czech: jak jsi stará? — what is your age in years
  • Dakota: waniyetu nitonakeca he? — what is your age in years
  • Danish: hvor gammel er du? — what is your age in years
  • Danish: hvor gammel er De? — what is your age in years
  • Dutch: hoe oud ben je? — what is your age in years
  • Dutch: hoe oud bent u? — what is your age in years
  • Esperanto: kiom vi aĝas? — what is your age in years
  • Estonian: kui vana sa oled? — what is your age in years
  • Estonian: kui vana te olete? — what is your age in years
  • Finnish: kuinka vanha olet? — what is your age in years
  • Finnish: minkä ikäinen olet? — what is your age in years
  • French: quel âge as-tu — what is your age in years
  • French: quel âge avez-vous — what is your age in years
  • Galician: cantos anos tes? — what is your age in years
  • Galician: cantos anos ten? — what is your age in years
  • Georgian: რამდენი წლისა ხართ (ramdeni c̣lisa xart) — what is your age in years
  • German: wie alt bist du? — what is your age in years
  • German: wie alt sind Sie? — what is your age in years
  • German: wie alt bisch? — what is your age in years
  • German: wie alt bisch du? — what is your age in years
  • Greek: πόσο χρονών είσαι — what is your age in years
  • Greek: πόσο χρονών είσαστε — what is your age in years
  • Mbya Guarani: mbovy ma'etỹ erereko? — what is your age in years
  • Hebrew: בן כמה אתה (ben káma atá) — what is your age in years
  • Hebrew: בת כמה את (bat kama at) — what is your age in years
  • Hindi: आपकी आयु कितनी है (āpkī āyu kitnī hai ?) — what is your age in years
  • Hindi: आपकी उम्र कितनी है (āpkī umra kitnī hai ?) — what is your age in years
  • Hindi: तुम्हारी आयु कितनी है? (tumhārī āyu kitnī hai?) — what is your age in years
  • Hindi: तुम्हारी उम्र कितनी है? (tumhārī umra kitnī hai?) — what is your age in years
  • Hungarian: hány éves? — what is your age in years
  • Hungarian: ön hány éves? — what is your age in years
  • Hungarian: hány éves vagy? — what is your age in years
  • Hungarian: mennyi idős? — what is your age in years
  • Hungarian: ön mennyi idős? — what is your age in years
  • Hungarian: mennyi idős vagy? — what is your age in years
  • Icelandic: hvað ertu gamall? — what is your age in years
  • Icelandic: hvað ertu gömul? — what is your age in years
  • Ido: quante vu evas? — what is your age in years
  • Indonesian: berapa umurmu? — what is your age in years
  • Indonesian: berapa usia anda? — what is your age in years
  • Irish: cén aois thú? — what is your age in years
  • Italian: quanti anni hai? — what is your age in years
  • Italian: quanti anni ha? — what is your age in years
  • Jamaican Creole: yuh a how much? — what is your age in years
  • Jamaican Creole: how old yuh be? — what is your age in years
  • Japanese: 何歳ですか? (nansai desu ka?) — what is your age in years
  • Japanese: おいくつですか? (o-ikutsu desu ka?) — what is your age in years
  • Jeju: 멧 ᄉᆞᆯ이우꽈? (met sawriukkwa?) — what is your age in years
  • Jeju: 느 멧 ᄉᆞᆯ? (neu met sawl?) — what is your age in years
  • Jingpho: na asak kade rai? — what is your age in years
  • Jingpho: nang asak kade rai ta? — what is your age in years
  • Kapampangan: pilan nakang banwa? — what is your age in years
  • Kapampangan: pilang banwa naka? — what is your age in years
  • Kapampangan: pilan naka? — what is your age in years
  • Karachay-Balkar: ненча джыл болду санга? (nença cıl boldu saña?) — what is your age in years
  • Karachay-Balkar: сеннге ненча джыл болады? (senñe nença cıl boladı?) — what is your age in years
  • Kazakh: неше жастасын? (neşe jastasyn?) — what is your age in years
  • Kazakh: неше жастасыз? (neşe jastasyz?) — what is your age in years
  • Kazakh: нешедесің? (neşedesıñ?) — what is your age in years
  • Kazakh: нешедесіз? (neşedesız?) — what is your age in years
  • Khmer: តើអ្នកមានអាយុប៉ុន្មានហើយ (taə nĕək miən ʼaayuʼ ponmaan haəy) — what is your age in years
  • Korean: 나이가 어떻게 되세요? (nai-ga eotteoke doeseyo?) — what is your age in years
  • Korean: 몇살입니까? (myeot-sar-imnikka?) — what is your age in years
  • Korean: 몇 살이에요? (myeot sar-ieyo?) — what is your age in years
  • Korean: 연세가 어떻게 되세요? (yeonse-ga eotteoke doeseyo?) — what is your age in years
  • Kyrgyz: канча жаштасыз? (kanca jaştasız?) — what is your age in years
  • Kyrgyz: канча жаштасың? (kanca jaştasıŋ?) — what is your age in years
  • Lao: ທ່ານອາຍຸເທົ່າໃດ? (thā n thao dai) — what is your age in years
  • Lao: ເຈົ້າອາຍຸເທົ່າໃດ? (chao ʼ thao dai) — what is your age in years
  • Latin: quot annos habes? — what is your age in years
  • Latin: quot annos nata es — what is your age in years
  • Latvian: cik jums gadu? — what is your age in years
  • Latvian: cik tev gadu? — what is your age in years
  • Lithuanian: kiek tau metų? — what is your age in years
  • Lithuanian: kiek jums metų? — what is your age in years
  • Low German: wo oolt büst du? — what is your age in years
  • Low German: wo oolt sünd Se? — what is your age in years
  • Low German: wo oolt sünd Ji? — what is your age in years
  • Luxembourgish: wéi al bass du? — what is your age in years
  • Luxembourgish: wéi al sidd Dir? — what is your age in years
  • Macedonian: ко́лку го́дини и́мате? (kólku gódini ímate?) — what is your age in years
  • Macedonian: ко́лку го́дини и́маш (kólku gódini ímaš) — what is your age in years
  • Malay: berapa umur awak? — what is your age in years
  • Malay: berapa umur anda? — what is your age in years
  • Maltese: kemm għandek żmien? — what is your age in years
  • Maltese: kemm għandek snin? — what is your age in years
  • Maltese: kemm-il sena għandek? — what is your age in years
  • Māori: e hia ō tau? — what is your age in years
  • Mongolian: та хэдэн настай вэ? (ta xeden nastaj ve?) — what is your age in years
  • Mongolian: чи хэдэн настай вэ? (či xeden nastaj ve?) — what is your age in years
  • Navajo: díkwíí ninááhai kʼad? — what is your age in years
  • Navajo: díkwíísh ninááhai? — what is your age in years
  • Navajo: díkwíí shąʼ ninááhai? — what is your age in years
  • Nheengatu: muíri akayú rerikú? — what is your age in years
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvor gammel er du? — what is your age in years
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvor gammel er De? — what is your age in years
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kor gamal er du? — what is your age in years
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kor gammal er du? — what is your age in years
  • Ojibwe: aaniin endaso-biboonagiziyan? — what is your age in years
  • Old English: hū eald eart þū? — what is your age in years
  • Palauan: ng tela rekim? — what is your age in years
  • Pangasinan: pigay taon mula? — what is your age in years
  • Pashto: ته څو کلن یې؟ (ta śo kalan ye?) — what is your age in years
  • Iranian Persian: چَنْد سالِت اَسْت؟ (čand sâlet ast?) — what is your age in years
  • Iranian Persian: چَنْد سال داری؟ (čand sâl dâri?) — what is your age in years
  • Iranian Persian: چَنْد سالِتِه؟ (čand sâlete?) — what is your age in years
  • Iranian Persian: شُما چَنْد سال دارید؟ (šomâ čand sâl dârid?) — what is your age in years
  • Iranian Persian: شُما چَنْد سالِتون اَسْت؟ (šomâ čand sâletun ast?) — what is your age in years
  • Iranian Persian: شُما چَنْد سالِتونِه؟ (šomâ čand sâletune?) — what is your age in years
  • Polish: ile masz lat? — what is your age in years
  • Polish: ile ma Pan lat? — what is your age in years
  • Polish: ile ma Pani lat? — what is your age in years
  • Portuguese: quantos anos você tem? — what is your age in years
  • Portuguese: qual a sua idade? — what is your age in years
  • Romani: kazom berśa si tut? — what is your age in years
  • Romani: kazom berśa si tumen? — what is your age in years
  • Romanian: câți ani ai? — what is your age in years
  • Romanian: ce vârstă aveți? — what is your age in years
  • Russian: ско́лько вам лет? (skólʹko vam let?) — what is your age in years
  • Russian: ско́лько тебе́ лет? (skólʹko tebé let?) — what is your age in years
  • Northern Sami: man boaris don leat? — what is your age in years
  • Scots: how auld ur ye? — what is your age in years
  • Serbo-Croatian: колико имате година? — what is your age in years
  • Serbo-Croatian: колико имаш година? — what is your age in years
  • Serbo-Croatian: koliko imate godina? — what is your age in years
  • Serbo-Croatian: koliko imaš godina? — what is your age in years
  • Slovak: koľko máte rokov? — what is your age in years
  • Slovak: koľko máš rokov? — what is your age in years
  • Slovene: koliko let imate? — what is your age in years
  • Slovene: koliko let imaš? — what is your age in years
  • Upper Sorbian: kak stary sy? — what is your age in years
  • Upper Sorbian: kak stara sy? — what is your age in years
  • Upper Sorbian: kak stary sće? — what is your age in years
  • Upper Sorbian: kak stara sće? — what is your age in years
  • Spanish: ¿cuántos años tienes? — what is your age in years
  • Spanish: ¿qué edad tiene? — what is your age in years
  • Spanish: ¿cuántos años tenés? — what is your age in years
  • Swedish: hur gammal är du? — what is your age in years
  • Tagalog: ilang taon ka na? — what is your age in years
  • Tagalog: ilang taong gulang ka na? — what is your age in years
  • Tajik: шумо чанд сола ҳастед? (šumo čand sola hasted?) — what is your age in years
  • Tajik: ту чанд сола ҳасти? (tu čand sola hast-i?) — what is your age in years
  • Tamil: உங்கள் வயது என்ன? (uṅkaḷ vayatu eṉṉa?) — what is your age in years
  • Telugu: నీ వయసెంత? (nī vayasenta?) — what is your age in years
  • Telugu: మీ వయసెంత? (mī vayasenta?) — what is your age in years
  • Tibetan: ཁྱེད་རང་ལོ་ག་ཚོད་རེད། (khyed rang lo ga tshod red) — what is your age in years
  • Turkish: kaç yaşındasın? — what is your age in years
  • Turkish: kaç yaşındasınız? — what is your age in years
  • Turkish: yaşın kaç? — what is your age in years
  • Turkish: yaşınız kaç? — what is your age in years
  • Turkmen: näçe ýaşyňyzda? — what is your age in years
  • Turkmen: näçe ýaşyňda? — what is your age in years
  • Tuvan: каш харлыг силер? (kaş xarlıg siler?) — what is your age in years
  • Tuvan: каш харлыг сен? (kaş xarlıg sen?) — what is your age in years
  • Ukrainian: скі́льки вам ро́ків? (skílʹky vam rókiv?) — what is your age in years
  • Ukrainian: скі́льки тобі́ ро́ків (skílʹky tobí rókiv) — what is your age in years
  • Urdu: آپ کی عُمْر کِتْنی ہَے؟ (āp kī 'umr kitnī hai?) — what is your age in years
  • Urdu: تُمْہاری عُمْر کِتْنی ہَے؟ (tumhārī 'umr kitnī hai?) — what is your age in years
  • Urdu: آپ کِتْنے سال کے ہو؟ (āp kitne sāl ke ho?) — what is your age in years
  • Urdu: آپ کِتْنی سال کی ہَیں؟ (āp kitnī sāl kī ha͠i?) — what is your age in years
  • Urdu: تُم کِتْنے سال کے ہو؟ (tum kitne sāl ke ho?) — what is your age in years
  • Urdu: تُم کِتْنی سال کی ہو؟ (tum kitni sāl ki ho?) — what is your age in years
  • Uyghur: قانچە ياشتا؟ (qanche yashta?) — what is your age in years
  • Uyghur: قانچە ياشتا؟ (qanche yashta?) — what is your age in years
  • Uzbek: necha yoshdasiz? — what is your age in years
  • Uzbek: necha yoshdasan? — what is your age in years
  • Vietnamese: bạn bao nhiêu tuổi? (replace bạn with an appropriate pronoun) — what is your age in years
  • Volapük: lifayelis liomödotik labol-li? — what is your age in years
  • Yiddish: ווי אַלט ביסטו? (vi alt bistu?) — what is your age in years
  • Yiddish: ווי אַלט זענט איר? (vi alt zent ir?) — what is your age in years
  • Yoruba: ọmọ ọdún mélòó ni yín? — what is your age in years
  • Yoruba: ọmọ ọdún mélòó ni ẹ́? — what is your age in years
  • Yup'ik: qavcinek allrakungqercit? — what is your age in years
  • Zazaki: tı çend serê yê? — what is your age in years
  • Zazaki: serê to çend ê? — what is your age in years
  • Zulu: uneminyaka emingaki? — what is your age in years