How to Say ‘How old are they?’ in Italian
Quanti anni hanno?
KWAHN-tee AHN-nee an-no
[KWAHN-tee AHN-nee an-no]
💬 Usage Tip: Italian asks how many years someone "has": Quanti anni hanno?. To ask one child directly: Quanti anni hai?.
Phrase Breakdown
Quanti
[KWAHN-tee]
how many
Used to ask about the number of masculine plural things.
Quanti prodotti ci sono? Quanti articoli hai nel carrello?
How many products are there? How many items do you have in the cart?
anni
[AHN-nee]
years
Plural of anno; can refer to age or calendar years.
A venti anni studiavo a Roma.
At twenty years old I was studying in Rome.
hanno
[an-no]
have
Third person plural of 'to have'.
Hanno due figli.
They have two children.
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