How do we say how old are you in French?

In France, there are two ways to say how old you are: the number of your year of birth (nombre d'années), or your age in years and months (l'âge en anneaux). These two ways of saying age are not interchangeable.

How old is to say in French?

The french use the metric system to talk about ages, just like most of the rest of the world. However, you may run into some confusion when speaking with older family members or with people who grew up speaking French as a second language. To make life easier, here’s a quick and easy conversion chart to help you figure out your age in French.

Comment on dit combien ça fait de ans?

The French are experts when it comes to making simple questions into complex sentences. If you want to ask “how old are you” in French, you need to know which question you want to ask. It’s very confusing! Firstly, you need to decide whether you want to ask how old are you in years (ans, en ans) or how old you are in months (ans, en mois). At first glance, these two questions may look similar but they are not.

Comment on dit combien avez-vous de ans?

If you are under 20 years old, you will say ‘j’ai dix-sept ans’, ‘j’ai dix-sept ans’, or ‘j’ai dix-sept ans’, but if you are between 20 and 30 years old, you will say ‘je suis d’une trentaine’, ‘je suis d’une trentaine’

How to say how old are you in French?

When you are asked how old you are, you can say Je suis né à…, Je suis âgé de…, Ou je viens de…, Ou je viens de…, Ou je suis de…, Ou je serai de…, Ou je serai de… (if you do not know your exact age or are unsure if you’ll live that long).