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Armenian phrase guide

How to say “how old are you” in Armenian

Քանի՞ տարեկան ես
Romanization:
K'ani tarekan es?

Literally: “how many years-old are you”

“How old are you” in Armenian is Քանի՞ տարեկան ես (K'ani tarekan es?).

Other ways to say it

  • Formal / polite
    Քանի՞ տարեկան եք
    K'ani tarekan ek'?
    how old are you (formal)

How to reply

Քսանհինգ տարեկան եմ
K'sanhing tarekan em

The usual answer is Քսանհինգ տարեկան եմ (K'sanhing tarekan em) — “I'm twenty-five”.

In a conversation

  1. Քանի՞ տարեկան ես։
    K'ani tarekan es?
    How old are you?
  2. Ես քսանհինգ տարեկան եմ։
    Yes k'sanhing tarekan em.
    I'm twenty-five.

When to use it

Տարեկան means “years old”, so the answer is a number plus տարեկան եմ. Asking an adult's age is less sensitive in Armenia than in many places, but use the formal Քանի՞ տարեկան եք with anyone older.

The letters in Քանի՞ տարեկան ես

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Questions

How do you say “how old are you” in Armenian?

You say Քանի՞ տարեկան ես, pronounced K'ani tarekan es?. Word for word it means “how many years-old are you”.

What is the formal way to say “how old are you” in Armenian?

Use Քանի՞ տարեկան եք () with strangers, older people and anyone you would address formally.

How do you reply to Քանի՞ տարեկան ես?

Reply with Քսանհինգ տարեկան եմ (K'sanhing tarekan em), which means “I'm twenty-five”.

How do you write Քանի՞ տարեկան ես?

In the Armenian alphabet it is written Քանի՞ տարեկան ես. Each of its letters has its own page on Haylingua, with audio and how to write it.

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