How to Say ‘How old are you going to be?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Cuántos años vas a cumplir?
kwahn-tos AH-nyohs bahs ah koom-PLEER
[kwahn-tos AH-nyohs bahs ah koom-PLEER]
💬 Usage Tip: cumplir here means "to turn" an age. The pattern ir a plus a verb talks about the future, e.g. voy a comer "I'm going to eat".
Phrase Breakdown
¿Cuántos años
kwahn-tos AH-nyohs
How many years
'Cuántos' means 'how many'. Be careful: 'años' with 'ñ' means 'years'.
¿Cuántos años tienes?
How old are you?
Words in this phrase
Cuántos
[kwahn-tos]
How many
Used to ask about the number of things or people.
¿Cuántos hermanos tienes?
How many siblings do you have?
años
[AH-nyohs]
years
Plural of 'año'; used to talk about age.
Mi hermano tiene diez años.
My brother is ten years old.
vas a cumplir?
bahs ah koom-PLEER
are you going to turn?
'Ir a' plus a verb expresses the future. 'Cumplir años' means to have a birthday. Say 'vah-sa koom-PLEER'.
Mi hijo va a cumplir diez.
My son is going to turn ten.
Words in this phrase
vas
[bahs]
are you going
From the verb phrase used to ask what someone is going to do.
¿Vas a ver el partido mañana?
Are you going to watch the match tomorrow?
a
[ah]
to
Expressing motion or direction toward a point, person, place, or thing.
Voy a la tienda.
I am going to the store.
cumplir
[koom-PLEER]
to turn (an age)
Verb meaning to reach a certain age on your birthday; also 'to fulfill'.
Mi abuela va a cumplir ochenta.
My grandmother is going to turn eighty.
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