ᮣ How to find out how old a friend is:
Quel âge as-tu?
J’ai … ans.
How old are you?
I’m … (years old).
—Quel âge as-tu?
—J’ai quinze ans.
ᮣ How to ask about how old others are:
—Quel âge a ton père?
—Il a quarante-deux ans.
—Quel âge a ta mère?
—Elle a trente-neuf ans.
J’ai quinze ans.
How old is your father?
He is 42 (years old).
How old is your mother?
She is 39 (years old).
➔ Although years old may be left out in English, the word ans must be used in French when talking about someone’s age.
Il a vingt ans.
He’s twenty. (He’s twenty years old.)
Quel âge as-tu?
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PARLER Ask your classmates how old they are.
ᮣ —Quel âge as-tu?
Curiosité
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PARLER Find out the ages of your classmates’ friends and relatives. If they are not sure, they can guess or invent an answer.
ᮣ la copine —Quel âge a ta copine?
—J’ai (treize) ans.
—Ma copine a (treize) ans.
Joyeux anniversaire!
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1. le père
2. la mère
3. l’oncle
4. la tante
5. le cousin
6. la cousine
7. le grand-père
8. la grand-mère
(Happy birthday!)
PARLER Ask your classmates how old the following people are.
ᮣ —Quel âge a Stéphanie?
Stéphanie
2. Mademoiselle
Doucette
/~/ ɔ oncle
Les voyelles nasales ɑ ɔ
/~/ et /~/
—Elle a quatorze ans.
1. Éric
/~/ ɑ tante
PRONONCIATION
3. Monsieur
Boucher
The letters “an” and “en” usually represent the nasal vowel /~ Be sure ɑ/. not to
