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

Quanti anni ha tua sorella?

KWAHN-tee AHN-nee ah TOO-ah soh-REL-lah

[KWAHN-tee AHN-nee ah TOO-ah soh-REL-lah]

Phrase Breakdown

Quanti anni ha

KWAHN-tee AHN-nee ah

How old is

Literally 'how many years does she have'.

Example

Quanti anni ha il nonno?

How old is grandpa?

Words in this phrase

Quanti

[KWAHN-tee]

how many

Used to ask about the number of masculine plural things.

Example

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.

Example

A venti anni studiavo a Roma.

At twenty years old I was studying in Rome.

[ah]

has

Auxiliary verb from 'avere', used to form the past tense.

Example

Mi ha scritto questa mattina dopo l'incontro.

He/She wrote to me this morning after the meeting.

tua sorella?

TOO-ah soh-REL-lah

your sister?

Informal 'your', with no article. Say 'TOO-ah soh-REL-lah'.

Example

Tua sorella studia?

Does your sister study?

Words in this phrase

tua

[TOO-ah]

your

Possessive adjective for a singular feminine noun in informal speech.

Example

Tua madre arriva domani.

Your mother arrives tomorrow.

sorella

[soh-REL-lah]

sister

Refers to one's sister.

Example

Tua sorella compie gli anni a novembre.

Your sister has her birthday in November.

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