Age comes up when introducing people or talking about family.
The idea
Ask ¿Cuántos años tienes? and answer tengo veintidós años. For another person, use tiene; for several people, tienen.
Examples
- ¿Cuántos años tienes?How old are you?
- Tengo veintidós años.I am twenty-two years old.
- Mi hermano tiene diez años.My brother is ten years old.
- ¿Cuántos años tiene su hija?How old is your daughter?
- Mi abuela tiene setenta años.My grandmother is seventy years old.
- Hoy cumplimos dieciocho años.Today we turn eighteen.
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Watch out
Spanish expresses age with tener, not ser: say tengo veinte años, not soy veinte años.
Try it yourself
Complete: I am thirty years old. (tengo / soy)
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tengo
Tengo goes with the speaker in this sentence.
Complete: How old is Leo? (años / año)
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años
Años is plural after the question word here.
Complete: My cousins are fifteen years old. (tienen / tiene)
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tienen
Tienen matches the plural subject, the cousins.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Complete: I am thirty years old. (tengo / soy)
Complete: How old is Leo? (años / año)
Complete: My cousins are fifteen years old. (tienen / tiene)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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