German word: Wie alt sind Sie? — How old are you? (formal — informal: Wie alt bist du?)

Vocabulary from A1 “Help & directions” with example sentence and chapter exercises.

Open chapter: Hilfe & Orientierung

Translation

“Wie alt sind Sie?” means “How old are you? (formal — informal: Wie alt bist du?)”.

Example

Wie alt sind Sie? — Ich bin zweiunddreißig.

• How old are you? — I'm thirty-two.

Learner note

Age answer: *Ich bin* + number + *Jahre alt* optional.