A1Basics
Wie alt sind Sie?
How old are you? (formal)
In German
Wie alt sind Sie?
Vee alt zint Zee?
🇬🇧 English
How old are you? (formal)
🇪🇸 Español
¿Cuántos años tiene usted?
🇮🇹 Italiano
Quanti anni ha?
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Wie | How | Question Word |
| alt | old | Adjective |
| sind | are | Verb (conjugated sein) |
| Sie | you (formal) | Pronoun (nominative) |
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Grammar Point
Question word 'wie' + adjective 'alt'
Variations
Darf ich nach Ihrem Alter fragen?
May I ask your age? (formal)
Haben Sie Geburtstag gehabt?
Have you had your birthday? (indirect way to ask about age)