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How to Say ‘How old is your sister?’ in French

Quel âge a ta sœur ?

kel ahzh ah tah suhr

[kel ahzh ah tah suhr]

💬 Usage Tip: French doesn't say "is" for age, it says "has": a "has". So it's literally "what age has your sister?"

Phrase Breakdown

Quel âge

kel ahzh

How old

Literally 'what age'. Link 'ke-lahzh'.

Example

Quel âge as-tu ?

How old are you?

Words in this phrase

Quel

[kel]

what / which

An interrogative adjective used to ask for specific information.

Example

Quel jour sommes-nous ?

What day is it?

âge

[ahzh]

age

Masculine noun for how old someone is.

Example

Il a quel âge ?

How old is he?

a ta sœur ?

ah tah suhr

is your sister?

'Ta' is the informal feminine 'your'. Rising tone.

Example

Elle est où, ta sœur ?

Where's your sister?

Words in this phrase

[ah]

has

Used with a past participle to form the present perfect tense.

Example

Elle a visité Paris.

She has visited Paris.

[tah]

your

Informal singular possessive meaning 'your' when speaking to one person you know well.

Example

Merci pour ta patience aujourd’hui.

Thank you for your patience today.

sœur

[suhr]

sister

The French word for sister.

Example

Ma Sœur a son anniversaire en août.

My sister has her birthday in August.

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