何歳ですか

Japanese

Kanji in this term
なん
Grade: 2
さい
Grade: S
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
何歲ですか (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Literally, "what age are [you]?"

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んさいで [náꜜǹsàì dèsù kà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [nã̠ɰ̃sa̠i de̞sɨ̥ ka̠]

Phrase

(なん)(さい)です • (nansai desu ka?

  1. how old are you?

Synonyms

  • おいくつですか? (oikutsu desu ka?)