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Numbers and age in Chinese

Unit 4 — Numbers & counting · 25 words · 4 conversations. Every word and phrase below comes from the free lesson you can practice out loud in your browser or in the app.

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Chinese words for numbers and age

Example conversations in Chinese

Asking age

你多大了?
How old are you?
我二十二岁。
I'm twenty-two years old.
真的吗?你看起来更年轻。
Really? You look younger.
别人这么跟我说。
People tell me that.
我看起来多大?
How old do I look?
可能二十五岁。
Maybe twenty-five years old.
很接近。我刚满二十六岁。
Close. I just turned twenty-six.
你差一岁就猜对了。
You were close by one year.
你的朋友们多大了?
How old are your friends?
我的大多数朋友都和我差不多大。
Most of my friends are about my age.
有比你小的吗?
Are any younger than you?
我最好的朋友二十岁,所以有。
My best friend is twenty, so yes.

Ages in the family

你的姐妹多大了?
How old is your sister?
她刚满十岁。
She just turned ten years old.
已经十岁了?她长得很快。
Ten already? She is growing fast.
我知道。她还小。
I know. She is still young.
那你的兄弟呢?
And your brother?
他二十四岁了。
He's twenty-four years old.
所以他比你妹妹大?
So he's older than your sister?
是的,大十四岁。
Yes, fourteen years older.
你妈妈多大了?
How old is your mom?
我妈妈五十岁。
My mom is fifty.
那你爸爸呢?
And your dad?
他大几岁。
He's a few years older.

Birthday plans

你的生日是什么时候?
When is your birthday?
是五月十号。
It's on May tenth.
这是个特别的生日吗?
Is it a special birthday?
是的,我要满二十五岁了。
Yes, I'm turning twenty-five years old.
你生日有什么好玩的安排吗?
Are you doing anything fun for your birthday?
只是和我最好的朋友们一起吃晚饭。
Just dinner with my best friends.
有多少朋友要来参加你的生日晚餐?
How many friends are coming to your birthday dinner?
六七个朋友。
Six or seven friends.
听起来会是个有意思的生日。
Sounds like a fun birthday.
是的,我的朋友们让这个生日变得有意思。
Yes, my friends make it fun.
希望你过一个很棒的生日。
I hope you have a great birthday.
谢谢。我很高兴要满二十五岁了。
Thank you. I'm happy to turn twenty-five.

Kids ages

你儿子多大了?
How old is your son?
他刚满八岁。
He just turned eight years old.
已经八岁了?
Eight years old already?
是啊,孩子们长得很快。
Yes, kids grow fast.
那你女儿呢?
And your daughter?
她五岁,比她哥哥小。
She's five years old, younger than her brother.
她的生日是什么时候?
When is her birthday?
下个月。她很快就要满六岁了。
Next month. She'll turn six soon.
他们俩都还小。
They are both still young.
是的,而且他们正是好玩的年纪。
Yes, and they are at a fun age.
那是个很棒的年龄。
That is a great age.
是的,这是一段好时光。
Yes, it's a good time.

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