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How to Say ‘How old are you going to be?’ in French

Tu vas avoir quel âge ?

too vah ah-VWAHR kel AHZH

[too vah ah-VWAHR kel AHZH]

💬 Usage Tip: French uses "have" for age, not "be": avoir trente ans is literally "to have thirty years." Saying je suis trente is a classic beginner slip.

Phrase Breakdown

Tu vas avoir

too vah ah-VWAHR

You are going to be

'Aller' + infinitive expresses the near future. French uses 'avoir' (to have) for age.

Example

Tu vas avoir froid.

You're going to be cold.

Words in this phrase

[too]

you (informal singular)

Informal subject pronoun “you”. Used with friends; common when discussing tastes in anime.

Example

Tu aimes les shōnen ?

Do you like shōnen?

vas

[vah]

go/are

From aller; in tu vas bien, it means are, as in how are you.

Example

Dans Tu vas bien, vas veut dire are.

In how are you, vas means are.

avoir

[ah-VWAHR]

to have

Infinitive used as part of 'avoir l’air,' meaning 'to seem' or 'to look.'

Example

Je croyais pourtant avoir l'air très sérieux ce soir, au moins pendant cinq minutes.

I thought I looked very serious tonight, at least for five minutes.

quel âge ?

kel AHZH

how old?

Link the words: 'kè-laj'. Literally, it means 'what age'.

Example

Tu as quel âge ?

How old are you?

Words in this phrase

quel

[kel]

which / what

An interrogative word used to ask for a choice or category.

Example

Dans quel domaine as-tu le plus d'expérience ?

In which field do you have the most experience?

âge

[AHZH]

age

Masculine noun for how old someone is; used with avoir to ask or state age.

Example

Tu as quel âge ?

How old are you?

Guides for French learners

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