你今年几岁？How old are you ?

在马来西亚，如果要问别人的年龄，一定会问：“你今年几岁？”或者比较正式的—“贵庚”。

直到我去中国“游学”，上“对外汉语教学”的短课程时，才发现那是问小朋友的。😅

为什么呢？原来“几”大多用在10位数的事物上。

那要问成人年龄，该怎么问？答案是：“你今年多大。”

老人家嘛，后面就多“年纪”或者“岁数”就可以了。

我想马来西亚人会说“几岁”这两个字，主要是受到方言的影响吧。比如：粤语、闽南语，直译都是“几岁”。

How do you ask “how old are you” in Mandarin?

Since I am young, I always ask “ Nǐ jīnnián jǐ suì？” , to anyone, including adults and elderly people.

However, it’s wrong !

“Nǐ jīnnián jǐ suì” actually is only for kids, which “jǐ” ( how many ) is only asked for number below 10.

So, how do you ask adults about their age? It’s “Nǐ jīnnián duō dā？”

Dà directs translate is “Big”

How about elderly people? You just need to add another two words. It can be “Suì shù” or “nián jì”.

So, please don’t ask my age by using the last sentence. 😉