🎂 Age
In this lesson you'll learn how to talk about age, birthdays, and different stages of life in English. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.
🟢 Age Vocabulary
🎂 Age
how many years a person has lived
🇫🇷 French: Âge
🇩🇪 German: Alter
🇮🇹 Italian: Età
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Idade
how many years a person has lived
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Edad🇫🇷 French: Âge
🇩🇪 German: Alter
🇮🇹 Italian: Età
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Idade
👶 Baby
a very young child
🇫🇷 French: Bébé
🇩🇪 German: Baby
🇮🇹 Italian: Bambino / Neonato
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Bebê
a very young child
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Bebé🇫🇷 French: Bébé
🇩🇪 German: Baby
🇮🇹 Italian: Bambino / Neonato
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Bebê
🧒 Child
a young person, not yet an adult
🇫🇷 French: Enfant
🇩🇪 German: Kind
🇮🇹 Italian: Bambino / Bambina
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Criança
a young person, not yet an adult
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Niño / Niña🇫🇷 French: Enfant
🇩🇪 German: Kind
🇮🇹 Italian: Bambino / Bambina
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Criança
🧑 Young Person
someone who is not old
🇫🇷 French: Jeune
🇩🇪 German: Junger Mensch
🇮🇹 Italian: Giovane
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Jovem
someone who is not old
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Joven🇫🇷 French: Jeune
🇩🇪 German: Junger Mensch
🇮🇹 Italian: Giovane
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Jovem
👨 Adult
a grown-up person
🇫🇷 French: Adulte
🇩🇪 German: Erwachsener
🇮🇹 Italian: Adulto / Adulta
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Adulto / Adulta
a grown-up person
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Adulto / Adulta🇫🇷 French: Adulte
🇩🇪 German: Erwachsener
🇮🇹 Italian: Adulto / Adulta
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Adulto / Adulta
👴 Older Person
a person who is older; a senior
🇫🇷 French: Personne âgée
🇩🇪 German: Ältere Person
🇮🇹 Italian: Persona anziana
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pessoa idosa
a person who is older; a senior
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Persona mayor🇫🇷 French: Personne âgée
🇩🇪 German: Ältere Person
🇮🇹 Italian: Persona anziana
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pessoa idosa
🟡 Talking About Age
❓ How old are you?
what is your age?
🇫🇷 French: Quel âge as-tu ?
🇩🇪 German: Wie alt bist du?
🇮🇹 Italian: Quanti anni hai?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quantos anos você tem?
what is your age?
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🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Cuántos años tienes?🇫🇷 French: Quel âge as-tu ?
🇩🇪 German: Wie alt bist du?
🇮🇹 Italian: Quanti anni hai?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quantos anos você tem?
🎉 I am twenty years old.
my age is 20
🇫🇷 French: J'ai vingt ans.
🇩🇪 German: Ich bin zwanzig Jahre alt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho vent'anni.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tenho vinte anos.
my age is 20
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Tengo veinte años.🇫🇷 French: J'ai vingt ans.
🇩🇪 German: Ich bin zwanzig Jahre alt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho vent'anni.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tenho vinte anos.
🎂 Birthday
the day you were born; the day you celebrate each year
🇫🇷 French: Anniversaire
🇩🇪 German: Geburtstag
🇮🇹 Italian: Compleanno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Aniversário
the day you were born; the day you celebrate each year
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Cumpleaños🇫🇷 French: Anniversaire
🇩🇪 German: Geburtstag
🇮🇹 Italian: Compleanno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Aniversário
📅 Year
12 months; used when we talk about age
🇫🇷 French: Année
🇩🇪 German: Jahr
🇮🇹 Italian: Anno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ano
12 months; used when we talk about age
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Año🇫🇷 French: Année
🇩🇪 German: Jahr
🇮🇹 Italian: Anno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ano
🎈 Happy Birthday!
what you say to someone on their birthday
🇫🇷 French: Joyeux anniversaire !
🇩🇪 German: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
🇮🇹 Italian: Buon compleanno!
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Feliz aniversário!
what you say to someone on their birthday
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🇪🇸 Spanish: ¡Feliz cumpleaños!🇫🇷 French: Joyeux anniversaire !
🇩🇪 German: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
🇮🇹 Italian: Buon compleanno!
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Feliz aniversário!
🧑 Teenager
a person from about 13 to 19 years old
🇫🇷 French: Adolescent / Adolescente
🇩🇪 German: Teenager
🇮🇹 Italian: Adolescente
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Adolescente
a person from about 13 to 19 years old
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Adolescente🇫🇷 French: Adolescent / Adolescente
🇩🇪 German: Teenager
🇮🇹 Italian: Adolescente
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Adolescente
💡 Helpful Tip
English uses the verb to be when talking about age.
say “I am twenty,” not “I have twenty years”
I am twenty years old.
Unlike Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese, English says "I am twenty" rather than "I have twenty years."
say “I am twenty,” not “I have twenty years”
I am twenty years old.
Unlike Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese, English says "I am twenty" rather than "I have twenty years."
English nouns usually do not change based on gender.
Child
Adult
Words like child and adult can refer to males or females. If needed, English adds words like boy, girl, man, or woman.
Child
Adult
Words like child and adult can refer to males or females. If needed, English adds words like boy, girl, man, or woman.
💬 Talking About Age
🎂 Today is my birthday.
I was born on this date
🇫🇷 French: Aujourd'hui, c'est mon anniversaire.
🇩🇪 German: Heute ist mein Geburtstag.
🇮🇹 Italian: Oggi è il mio compleanno.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Hoje é meu aniversário.
I was born on this date
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Hoy es mi cumpleaños.🇫🇷 French: Aujourd'hui, c'est mon anniversaire.
🇩🇪 German: Heute ist mein Geburtstag.
🇮🇹 Italian: Oggi è il mio compleanno.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Hoje é meu aniversário.
🎉 I am thirty years old.
my age is 30
🇫🇷 French: J'ai trente ans.
🇩🇪 German: Ich bin dreißig Jahre alt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho trent'anni.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tenho trinta anos.
my age is 30
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Tengo treinta años.🇫🇷 French: J'ai trente ans.
🇩🇪 German: Ich bin dreißig Jahre alt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho trent'anni.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tenho trinta anos.
👶 My son is five years old.
my son’s age is 5
🇫🇷 French: Mon fils a cinq ans.
🇩🇪 German: Mein Sohn ist fünf Jahre alt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mio figlio ha cinque anni.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Meu filho tem cinco anos.
my son’s age is 5
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🇪🇸 Spanish: Mi hijo tiene cinco años.🇫🇷 French: Mon fils a cinq ans.
🇩🇪 German: Mein Sohn ist fünf Jahre alt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mio figlio ha cinque anni.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Meu filho tem cinco anos.
🎈 Happy Birthday!
a birthday greeting
🇫🇷 French: Joyeux anniversaire !
🇩🇪 German: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
🇮🇹 Italian: Buon compleanno!
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Feliz aniversário!
a birthday greeting
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🇪🇸 Spanish: ¡Feliz cumpleaños!🇫🇷 French: Joyeux anniversaire !
🇩🇪 German: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!
🇮🇹 Italian: Buon compleanno!
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Feliz aniversário!
💬 Everyday Conversations
Meeting someone
asking someone’s age
A: How old are you?
B: I'm twenty-seven years old.
🇪🇸 B: Tengo veintisiete años.
🇫🇷 A: Quel âge as-tu ?
🇫🇷 B: J'ai vingt-sept ans.
🇩🇪 A: Wie alt bist du?
🇩🇪 B: Ich bin siebenundzwanzig Jahre alt.
🇮🇹 A: Quanti anni hai?
🇮🇹 B: Ho ventisette anni.
🇵🇹 A: Quantos anos você tem?
🇵🇹 B: Tenho vinte e sete anos.
asking someone’s age
A: How old are you?
B: I'm twenty-seven years old.
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🇪🇸 A: ¿Cuántos años tienes?🇪🇸 B: Tengo veintisiete años.
🇫🇷 A: Quel âge as-tu ?
🇫🇷 B: J'ai vingt-sept ans.
🇩🇪 A: Wie alt bist du?
🇩🇪 B: Ich bin siebenundzwanzig Jahre alt.
🇮🇹 A: Quanti anni hai?
🇮🇹 B: Ho ventisette anni.
🇵🇹 A: Quantos anos você tem?
🇵🇹 B: Tenho vinte e sete anos.
Birthday plans
asking when someone’s birthday is
A: When is your birthday?
B: It's in September.
🇪🇸 B: Es en septiembre.
🇫🇷 A: Quand est ton anniversaire ?
🇫🇷 B: C'est en septembre.
🇩🇪 A: Wann hast du Geburtstag?
🇩🇪 B: Er ist im September.
🇮🇹 A: Quando è il tuo compleanno?
🇮🇹 B: È a settembre.
🇵🇹 A: Quando é seu aniversário?
🇵🇹 B: É em setembro.
asking when someone’s birthday is
A: When is your birthday?
B: It's in September.
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🇪🇸 A: ¿Cuándo es tu cumpleaños?🇪🇸 B: Es en septiembre.
🇫🇷 A: Quand est ton anniversaire ?
🇫🇷 B: C'est en septembre.
🇩🇪 A: Wann hast du Geburtstag?
🇩🇪 B: Er ist im September.
🇮🇹 A: Quando è il tuo compleanno?
🇮🇹 B: È a settembre.
🇵🇹 A: Quando é seu aniversário?
🇵🇹 B: É em setembro.
🌎 Cultural Note
English speakers commonly ask "How old are you?" when getting to know someone, although it's more common to ask children than adults. To celebrate birthdays, people usually say "Happy Birthday!", and birthday parties often include cake, gifts, and singing the traditional birthday song.
🏆 Final Practice
English in the Real World:
Read the situation. Choose the word that fits.
Read the situation. Choose the word that fits.
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