by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “How old are you?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
How old are you?
いま何歳ですか?
ima nansai desuka
If you ask your friend how old he/she is, you can say :
いま何歳?
ima nansai
(polite)
いま何歳ですか?
(casual)
いま何歳?
- how old = 何歳 nansai
- are you = あなたは anatawa
We do not usually say “あなたは anatawa (= you)” in everyday conversation.
いま
now
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何歳?
how old