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How to say: "How old are you?" (in mandarin)
Jun 10, 2008 3:07 PM
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nǐ jǐ suì? 你几岁?--used to ask young people or kids.
nǐ duō dà ? 你多大? --for common conversation
nín duō dà niánjì ? 您多大年纪? ---to ask old people with respect
P.S. you can use or omit "了le" at the at of each sentence which is just an constructional partical word.
June 11, 2008
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if you asked the elder people, you may say 您老高寿?
but if you are talking to the kids , just saying:你多大了?
Sometimes we may make jokes with friends or persons we are familiar,
To some extent, we may say :您贵庚是?
June 13, 2008
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Just to clarify, "你几岁, Ni ji sui?" is informal and most appropriate for younger people, right?
A formal way to ask (good for older people) is "您今年多大岁数, Nin jinnian duo da suishu?" This phrase means something like "What is your age this year?"
June 10, 2008
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How old are you = ni ji sui = ni duo da =你几岁?=你多大?
June 10, 2008
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I learned: 你今年多大了?
June 10, 2008
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