你几岁？
Nǐ jǐ suì?
How old are you?
你几岁？ — How Old Are You?
12 minutes
Learn how to ask age and say simple ages in Chinese.
How to use these phrases
In this lesson, you learn how to ask age. 你几岁？ means “How old are you?”. 岁 is used when talking about age.
Chinese vocabulary and Pinyin
| Chinese | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 几 | jǐ | how many |
| 岁 | suì | years old |
| 今年 | jīn nián | this year |
| 七岁 | qī suì | seven years old |
| 十岁 | shí suì | ten years old |
| 二十岁 | èr shí suì | twenty years old |
Example sentences
我七岁。
Wǒ qī suì.
I am seven years old.
她今年二十岁。
Tā jīn nián èr shí suì.
She is twenty years old this year.
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