# A0092: How Old Are You?
### Introduction

We are entering dangerous territory: questions about age. Get your compliments ready, someone might be fishing! But first JP and Liliana give us the keyword of this lesson: años — years.
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### Dialogue

    hombre:¿Cuántos años tienes? mujer:Tengo treinta años. hombre:Pareces más joven. mujer:Muchas gracias.

### Dialogue with Translation

    hombre:¿Cuántosañostienes? how manyyears(you) have man:How old are you?
    mujer:Tengotreintaaños. (I) havethirtyyears woman:I'm thirty years old.
    hombre:Parecesmásjoven. (you) appearmoreyoung man:You seem younger.
    mujer:Muchasgracias. manythanks woman:Thanks a lot.

### Vocabulary for Dialogue

    el hombrenoun (masculine)the man la mujernoun (feminine)the woman ¿cuánto?/¿cuánta?interrog. pronoun (m./f.)how much? ¿cuántos?/¿cuántas?interrog. pron. (plural, m./f.)how many? el añonoun (masculine)the year los añosnoun (plural, masculine)the years tenerverb (infinitive)to have (tú) tienesverb (present tense)you have (informal, singular) treintanumberthirty parecerverb (infinitive)to seem (tú) parecesverb (present tense)you seem (informal, singular) másadverbmore jovenadjective (m./f.)young más jovenphraseyounger mucho/muchaadjective (m./f.)much muchos/muchasadjective (plural, m./f.)many graciasphrasethank you muchas graciasphrasethank you a lot

### Vocabulary for Audio Lesson

    treinta y cinconumber35 veinticinconumber25 veintinuevenumber29 asíadverbso, like this serverb (infinitive)to be (él/ella) esverb (present tense)he/she(/it) is así esphraseexactly hasta luegophrasesee you later hasta mañanaphraseuntil tomorrow

### More Vocabulary

This section includes grammatically related words. Some of them are required by the exercise Dialogue Recast.
| tener | infinitive | to have |
| (yo) tengo | present tense | I have |
| (tú) tienes | | you have (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) tiene | | he/she(/it) has |
| (usted) tiene | | you have (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) tenemos | | we have (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) tenéis | | you have (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) tienen | | they have (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) tienen | | you have (formal, plural) |
| parecer | infinitive | to seem |
| (yo) parezco | present tense | I seem |
| (tú) pareces | | you seem (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) parece | | he/she(/it) seems |
| (usted) parece | | you seem (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) parecemos | | we seem (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) parecéis | | you seem (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) parecen | | they seem (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) parecen | | you seem (formal, plural) |
| ser | infinitive | to be |
| (yo) soy | present tense | I am |
| (tú) eres | | you are (informal, singular) |
| (él/ella) es | | he/she(/it) is |
| (usted) es | | you are (formal, singular) |
| (nosotros/-as) somos | | we are (m./f.) |
| (vosotros/-as) sois | | you are (informal, plural, m./f.) |
| (ellos/ellas) son | | they are (m./f.) |
| (ustedes) son | | you are (formal, plural) |
| uno | number | one |
| un/una | article (m./f.) | a |
| zero | 0 |
| uno/un/una | 1 |
| dos | 2 |
| tres | 3 |
| cuatro | 4 |
| cinco | 5 |
| seis | 6 |
| siete | 7 |
| ocho | 8 |
| nueve | 9 |
| diez | 10 |
| once | 11 |
| doce | 12 |
| trece | 13 |
| catorce | 14 |
| quince | 15 |
| dieciséis | 16 |
| diecisiete | 17 |
| dieciocho | 18 |
| diecinueve | 19 |
| veinte | 20 |
| veintiuno/-ún/-una | 21 |
| veintidós | 22 |
| veintitrés | 23 |
| veinticuatro | 24 |
| veinticinco | 25 |
| veintiséis | 26 |
| veintisiete | 27 |
| veintiocho | 28 |
| veintinueve | 29 |
| treinta | 30 |
| treinta y uno/un/una | 31 |
| treinta y dos | 32 |
| treinta y tres | 33 |
| treinta y cuatro | 34 |
| treinta y cinco | 35 |
| treinta y seis | 36 |
| treinta y siete | 37 |
| treinta y ocho | 38 |
| treinta y nueve | 39 |
| cuarenta | 40 |
| cuarenta y uno/un/una | 41 |
| cuarenta y dos | 42 |
| cuarenta y tres | 43 |
| cincuenta | 50 |
| sesenta | 60 |
| setenta | 70 |
| ochenta | 80 |
| noventa | 90 |
| cien | 100 |

### Exercises
#### Dialogue Translation

Cover the right column, translate from Spanish to English and uncover the right column line by line to check your answers. If possible, read the Spanish sentences aloud.
    ¿Cuántos años tienes? How old are you? Tengo treinta años. I'm thirty years old. Pareces más joven. You seem younger. Muchas gracias. Thanks a lot.

#### Dialogue Recall

Now translate from English to Spanish. Remember to say the Spanish sentences aloud.
    How old are you? ¿Cuántos años tienes? I'm thirty years old. Tengo treinta años. You seem younger. Pareces más joven. Thanks a lot. Muchas gracias.

#### Dialogue Remix

Translate this variant of the dialogue from English to Spanish.
    How old are you? 25? ¿Cuántos años tienes? ¿Veinticinco? Many more! ¡Muchos más! More than (= de) 35 years? ¿Más de treinta y cinco años? Thanks a lot! ¡Muchas gracias! How many? ¿Cuántos? I'm 29 years old. Tengo veintinueve años. You seem younger. Pareces más joven. Thanks, youngster. Gracias, joven.

#### Dialogue Recast

This translation exercise requires some of the words from the More Vocabulary section.
    How old are you? (formal) ¿Cuántos años tiene (usted)? I'm fifty years old. Tengo cincuenta años. You seem younger. (formal) (Usted) parece más joven. Thanks a lot. Muchas gracias.

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