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
＋
何歳？
how old