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How do you say "How old are you?" in German?
Wie alt bist du?
In German, "How old are you?" is Wie alt bist du?.
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Pronunciation
Vee AHLT bist doo. Wie rhymes with 'free', alt means old.
Grammar notes
Bist is the second-person singular present tense of sein. Wie alt asks 'how old'.
Example sentence
Wie alt bist du?
How old are you?
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How to remember Wie alt bist du?
Alt means old. You're asking how many years old someone is.
Related words
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- What do you hate? Was hasst du?
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- What is the temperature on Wednesday? Wie hoch ist die Temperatur am Mittwoch?
- What is the weather on Friday? Wie ist das Wetter am Freitag?
- What is the weather on Monday? Wie ist das Wetter am Montag?
- What is your job? Was ist dein Beruf?
- When is your birthday? Wann ist dein Geburtstag?
- Where are you from? Woher kommst du?
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Questions about Wie alt bist du?
How do you say "How old are you?" in German?
In German, "How old are you?" is Wie alt bist du?. It is a noun.
How is Wie alt bist du? written in German?
Wie alt bist du? is written using the standard German script.
How is Wie alt bist du? used in a sentence?
Use Wie alt bist du? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Wie alt bist du? (How old are you?).
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"How old are you?" in other languages
- Japanese 何歳ですか？ (nan sai desu ka ？)
- Korean 몇 살이에요? (myeot salieyo?)
- Chinese 你多大了? (nǐ duō dà le ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué edad tienes?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Cuántos años tienes?
- French Quel âge as-tu ?
- Italian Quanti anni hai?
- Russian Сколько тебе лет? (skolʹko tebe let?)
- Greek Πόσων χρονλων είσαι; (poson hronon ise)
- Arabic أنت عندك كام سنة؟ (inta Aandak kaem sana)
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