A1Basics
Wie alt bist du?
How old are you? (informal)
In German
Wie alt bist du?
Vee alt bist doo?
🇬🇧 English
How old are you? (informal)
🇪🇸 Español
¿Cuántos años tienes?
🇮🇹 Italiano
Quanti anni hai?
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Wie | How | Question Word |
| alt | old | Adjective |
| bist | are | Verb (conjugated sein) |
| du | you (informal) | Pronoun (nominative) |
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Grammar Point
Question word 'wie' + informal 'du'
Variations
Dein Alter bitte?
Your age please? (informal, very direct)
Wann hast du Geburtstag?
When is your birthday? (informal, indirect)
Related
He is my colleague (male).
Er ist mein Kollege.
Air ist main Koh-lay-guh.
I am here on holiday.
Ich bin hier im Urlaub.
Ikh bin heer im Oor-lowp.
My name is Anna.
Ich heiße Anna.
Ikh hais-uh Ah-nah.
I speak German and English.
Ich spreche Deutsch und Englisch.
Ikh shprekh-uh Doitsh oont Eng-lish.
Do you speak German? (formal)
Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
Shprekh-en Zee Doitsh?
Do you speak English? (informal)
Sprichst du Englisch?
Shprikhst doo Eng-lish?