How to Say ‘How old are you?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Cuántos años tienes?
KWAHN-tohs AHN-yos TYEH-nes
[KWAHN-tohs AHN-yos TYEH-nes]
💬 Usage Tip: Spanish asks how many years you "have", using tener "to have", not "to be". tienes is the informal form; with someone you'd address formally, say ¿Cuántos años tiene?
Phrase Breakdown
Cuántos
[KWAHN-tohs]
how many
Question word for counting masculine plural nouns; carries an accent in questions.
¿Cuántos hermanos tienes?
How many siblings do you have?
años
[AHN-yos]
years
Plural of año; used for age and time.
Cumplió ochenta años en mayo.
He turned eighty years old in May.
tienes
[TYEH-nes]
you have
Used to indicate possession.
Tienes un lindo vestido.
You have a nice dress.
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