How to Say ‘28 years old’ in German
28 Jahre alt
AHKHT-oont-tsvahn-tsikh yah-re ahlt
[AHKHT-oont-tsvahn-tsikh yah-re ahlt]
💬 Usage Tip: Say your age with sein: Ich bin 28 Jahre alt, never ich habe 28 Jahre. You can also just say Ich bin 28.
🇩🇪 In Germany: German employers may not legally ask your age, so offering it is entirely up to you.
Phrase Breakdown
28
[AHKHT-oont-tsvahn-tsikh]
twenty-eight
The number 28, said as 'eight-and-twenty' in German.
Sie ist 28 Jahre alt.
She is 28 years old.
Jahre
[yah-re]
years
A unit to measure time, equivalent to 365 days or 12 months.
99 Jahre sind fast ein Jahrhundert.
99 years is almost a century.
alt
[ahlt]
old
Adjective used to state age or describe something not new.
Wie alt sind Sie?
How old are you?
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