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How old are you?
Dialogue
How Old Are You?
- Emma Minsu, how old is your brother?
- Minsu He is nine years old age.
- Emma Just "He is nine." And your sister?
- Minsu She is six. And the baby is one!
Dialogue
The Baby Is One
- Jack How old is your grandmother?
- Minsu She is very old. And the baby is one!
- Jack One? She is a baby! Is your son two?
- Minsu No, he is four. He is a good child.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| zero | /ˈzɪroʊ/ | num. | zero |
| one | /wʌn/ | num. | one |
| two | /tuː/ | num. | two |
| three | /θriː/ | num. | three |
| four | /fɔːr/ | num. | four |
| five | /faɪv/ | num. | five |
| six | /sɪks/ | num. | six |
| seven | /ˈsevn/ | num. | seven |
| eight | /eɪt/ | num. | eight |
| nine | /naɪn/ | num. | nine |
| ten | /ten/ | num. | ten |
| age | /eɪdʒ/ | n. | age |
| how old | /haʊ oʊld/ | phr. | how old |
Grammar
Asking age: How old are you? Asking age: How old are you?
There is no new grammar here — age uses the verb "be" you already know. Ask with "How old + are/is + subject?": How old are you? How old is he? Answer with "be" + the number alone: I am ten. She is eight. English does NOT add a word for "years old" at A1 level — just the number. (You can say "ten years old" later, but "I am ten" is complete.) Note: Korean counts age its own way; in English you simply give the number after "am/is/are".
There is no new grammar here — age uses the verb "be" you already know. Ask with "How old + are/is + subject?": How old are you? How old is he? Answer with "be" + the number alone: I am ten. She is eight. English does NOT add a word for "years old" at A1 level — just the number. (You can say "ten years old" later, but "I am ten" is complete.) Note: Korean counts age its own way; in English you simply give the number after "am/is/are".
- How old are you? — I am ten. /haʊ oʊld ɑːr juː aɪ æm ten/ How old are you? — I am ten.
- How old is she? — She is eight. /haʊ oʊld ɪz ʃiː ʃiː ɪz eɪt/ How old is she? — She is eight.
- My brother is five. The baby is one. /maɪ ˈbrʌðər ɪz faɪv ðə ˈbeɪbi ɪz wʌn/ My brother is five. The baby is one.
pronunciation
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