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How old are you: Talking about ages.
To ask for a person's age, use the following expressions, depending on the relationship you have with that
person (formal or familiar).
| Wie alt bist du? | How old are you? (informal) | | Wie alt sind Sie? | How old are you? (formal) |
To say, how old someone is, use the correct form of the verb 'sein' (to be), a number, and then
'Jahre alt':
| Ich bin achtzehn Jahre alt. | I'm 18 years old. | | Du bist zwanzig Jahre alt. | You are 20 years old. |
Exercise
Use the given cues to say in German, how old these members of Daniela's and Jens' family are.
Example:
Her brother + 9 years old
Ihr Bruder ist neun Jahre alt.
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| 1) Her sister + 17 years old | |
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| 2) Her mother + 52 years old | |
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| 3) Her boyfriend + 29 years old | |
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| 4) His father + 51 years old | |
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| 5) His brother + 31 years old | |
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| 6) His girlfriend + 28 years old | |
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Exercise
Jens likes all kinds of technical things. Answer with yes or no whether he could have said the following things.
Example:
Das ist mein Fernseher.
yes
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| 1) Das ist mein Radio. | |
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| 2) Das ist mein Telefon. | |
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| 3) Das ist meine Gitarre. | |
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| 4) Das ist meine CD. | |
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| 5) Das ist mein Spiel. | |
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Exercise
Martha is Kirsten's mother and Tom is her father. Her brother's name is Alex. Can you tell who says what about each other?
Example:
Kirsten about Martha
Martha ist meine Mutter
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| 1) Kirsten about Alex | |  | | 2) Alex about Tom | | | | 3) Tom about Martha | | | | 4) Tom about Alex | | | | 5) Tom about Kirsten | | | | 6) Alex about Kirsten | | | | 7) Martha about Tom | | |
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Lesson 4
