Learn how to ask and answer the question "How old are you?"
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| Jessi: Top 25 Spanish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 11: How old are you? in Spanish (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Spanish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How old are you? In Spanish this is |
| Javier: ¿Qué edad tienes? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Javier: qué |
| Jessi: meaning what in English. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) qué |
| Jessi: Listen again and repeat. |
| Javier: qué |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Javier: edad |
| Jessi: meaning age. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) edad |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: edad |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Javier: qué edad |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Javier: tienes |
| Jessi: meaning you have. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) tienes |
| Jessi: Now repeat. |
| Javier: tienes |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Javier: qué edad tienes |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How old are you?? |
| Javier: Tengo 18 años. |
| Jessi: "I'm 18 years old.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Javier: (Slow) Tengo 18 años. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Javier: tengo |
| Jessi: meaning I have. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) tengo |
| Jessi: Now repeat |
| Javier: tengo |
| {Pause} |
| A: Next is |
| Javier: 18 |
| meaning 18. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) 18 |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: 18 |
| {Pause} |
| A: And after that |
| Javier: años |
| meaning years. |
| Javier: (Slow, by syllable) años |
| A:Now repeat. |
| Javier: años |
| {Pause} |
| Jessi: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 18 years old., and then repeat. |
| Javier: Tengo 18 años. |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: To make another phrase, replace 18 with twenty. |
| Javier: veinte |
| Jessi: twenty |
| Javier: (slow) veinte (regular) veinte |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with twenty |
| Javier: Tengo veinte años. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 18. Say I'm twenty years old. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Tengo veinte años. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace twenty with thirty. |
| Javier: treinta |
| Jessi: thirty |
| Javier: (slow) treinta (regular) treinta |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with thirty |
| Javier: Tengo treinta años. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for twenty. Say I'm thirty years old. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Tengo treinta años. |
| Jessi: To expand on the pattern, replace thirty with sixty. |
| Javier: sesenta |
| Jessi: sixty |
| Javier: (slow) sesenta (regular) sesenta |
| Jessi: Listen to the phrase again, this time with sixty |
| Javier: Tengo sesenta años. |
| Jessi: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for thirty. Say I'm sixty years old. |
| {pause} |
| Javier: Tengo sesenta años. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Spain and someone asks you how old you are. You are 18. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Qué edad tienes? (five seconds) Tengo 18 años. |
| Jessi: Imagine you are twenty Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Qué edad tienes? (five seconds) Tengo veinte años. |
| Jessi: Now imagine you are thirty. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Javier: ¿Qué edad tienes? (five seconds) Tengo treinta años. |
| Jessi: Imagine you're sixty. Respond to the question. |
| Javier: ¿Qué edad tienes? (five seconds) Tengo sesenta años. |
| Jessi: You want to ask someone how old they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Javier: ¿Qué edad tienes? |
| {pause} |
| Jessi: This is the end of Lesson 11 |
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