{"id":273022,"date":"2026-07-25T03:23:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T08:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=273022"},"modified":"2026-07-25T03:23:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T08:23:20","slug":"english-a1-age-numbers-to-be-a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langcom.es\/ar\/blog\/english-a1-age-numbers-to-be-a1\/","title":{"rendered":"English A1: How to Ask and Say Your Age (Numbers &#038; &#8216;To Be&#8217;)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lc-answer\"><strong>To talk about age in English, you always use the verb <span data-no-translation>to be<\/span>, \u060c \u0648\u0644\u064a\u0633 <span data-no-translation>to have<\/span>.<\/strong> This is a common mistake for Spanish speakers. For example, you say <span data-no-translation>I am 30 years old<\/span>, \u060c \u0648\u0644\u064a\u0633 <span data-no-translation>I have 30 years old<\/span>. To ask someone&#8217;s age, use the question <span data-no-translation>How old&#8230;?<\/span>, like <span data-no-translation>How old are you?<\/span> \u0623\u0648 <span data-no-translation>How old is he?<\/span> When answering, state the subject, the correct form of <span data-no-translation>to be<\/span>, and the number. You can add <span data-no-translation>years old<\/span> at the end, but it is optional. Learning numbers is key to talking about age.<\/div>\n<h2>How Do You Ask Someone&#8217;s Age in English?<\/h2>\n<p>To ask about age in English, you use a special question phrase.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Start your question with <span data-no-translation>How old&#8230;?<\/span><\/li>\n<li>After <span data-no-translation>How old<\/span>, you need a form of the verb <span data-no-translation>to be<\/span> (<span data-no-translation>am, is, or are<\/span>).<\/li>\n<li>Then, add the person or people you are asking about.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-blended\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0E63C4,#0A2540);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\ud83c\udf93 \u062a\u0639\u0644\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0646\u062c\u0644\u064a\u0632\u064a\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0633\u062a\u062e\u062f\u0627\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0637\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062e\u062a\u0644\u0637\u0629<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;opacity:.95;\">\u0645\u062c\u0645\u0648\u0639\u0627\u062a \u0635\u063a\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u00b7 \u0645\u062f\u0631\u0633 \u0630\u0643\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0635\u0637\u0646\u0627\u0639\u064a \u0645\u062a\u0627\u062d \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0645\u062f\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0627\u0639\u0629 \u00b7 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u062d\u0636\u064a\u0631 \u0644\u0627\u0645\u062a\u062d\u0627\u0646\u0627\u062a \u0643\u0627\u0645\u0628\u0631\u064a\u062f\u062c<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;font-size:18px;\">\u062e\u0637\u0637 \u0645\u0646 <strong><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">$<\/span>39<\/bdi><\/span><\/strong> <s style=\"opacity:.6;\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\">$<\/span>79<\/bdi><\/span><\/s> \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0647\u0631<\/p><a href=\"\/ar\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:#0E63C4;\">\u0627\u062d\u062c\u0632 \u0645\u0643\u0627\u0646\u0643 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0641\u0635\u0644<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>How Do You Say Your Age in English?<\/h2>\n<p>When you say your age, you also use the verb <span data-no-translation>to be<\/span>. This is very important!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The basic structure is: <span data-no-translation>Subject + to be (am\/is\/are) + number + (years old).<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The words <span data-no-translation>years old<\/span> are optional. You can say <span data-no-translation>I am 25<\/span> \u0623\u0648 <span data-no-translation>I am 25 years old<\/span>. Both are correct.<\/li>\n<li>Remember to use the correct form of <span data-no-translation>to be<\/span>: <span data-no-translation>I am<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>you are<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>he\/she\/it is<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>we are<\/span>, <span data-no-translation>they are<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Numbers Are Important for Age?<\/h2>\n<p>To talk about age, you need to know numbers in English. For A1 level, focus on numbers up to 100.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Here are some common numbers you will use:<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<caption>Common Numbers for Talking About Age<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0642\u0645<\/th>\n<th>Word<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>one<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>five<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>ten<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>fifteen<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>twenty<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>twenty-five<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>30<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>thirty<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>40<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>forty<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>50<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>fifty<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>60<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>sixty<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>70<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>seventy<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>80<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>eighty<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>90<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>ninety<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>100<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>one hundred<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>\u0623\u0645\u062b\u0644\u0629<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>How old are you? I am twenty-eight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>How old is your sister? She is nineteen years old.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>How old are your parents? They are sixty and sixty-two.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>My brother is thirty-five.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>My grandmother is eighty-seven years old.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u0627\u0644\u062a\u062f\u0631\u064a\u0628<\/h2>\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-582\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"582\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"B02 L2 READING AND VOCABULARY Numbers 2\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-whatsapp\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3DB16A,#1f8a4c);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\ud83d\udcac \u0647\u0644 \u062a\u062d\u062a\u0627\u062c \u0625\u0644\u0649 \u0625\u0631\u0634\u0627\u062f\u0627\u062a \u0645\u062e\u0635\u0635\u0629\u061f<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;opacity:.95;\">\u0628\u0635\u0641\u062a\u0646\u0627 \u0645\u0631\u0643\u0632\u064b\u0627 \u0645\u0639\u062a\u0645\u062f\u064b\u0627 \u0644\u0644\u062a\u062d\u0636\u064a\u0631 \u0644\u0627\u062e\u062a\u0628\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0643\u0627\u0645\u0628\u0631\u064a\u062f\u062c\u060c \u064a\u0645\u0643\u0646\u0646\u0627 \u062a\u0648\u062c\u064a\u0647\u0643 \u0646\u062d\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0648\u0631\u0629 \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0634\u0647\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0646\u0627\u0633\u0628\u062a\u064a\u0646 \u0644\u0643. \u062a\u062d\u062f\u062b \u0645\u0639 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0646\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u064a\u0648\u0645.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/51980473286\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:#1f8a4c;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u062f\u0631\u062f\u0634 \u0645\u0639 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u0634\u0627\u0631 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0648\u0627\u062a\u0633\u0627\u0628<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062e\u0637\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0626\u0639\u0629 \u0644\u062f\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u062d\u062f\u062b\u064a\u0646 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u0628\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0629<\/h2>\n<p>A very common mistake for Spanish speakers is to use <span data-no-translation>to have<\/span> when talking about age. This is because in Spanish you say &#8220;tener&#8230; a\u00f1os&#8221; (to have&#8230; years). However, in English, we use <span data-no-translation>to be<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u062e\u0637\u0623:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>I have thirty years old.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u064a\u062d:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>I am thirty years old.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u062e\u0637\u0623:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>How many years do you have?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>\u0627\u0644\u0635\u062d\u064a\u062d:<\/strong> <span data-no-translation>How old are you?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Always remember to use <span data-no-translation>to be<\/span> (<span data-no-translation>am, is, are<\/span>) with age in English.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0626\u0644\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0634\u0627\u0626\u0639\u0629<\/h2>\n<h3>Is it &#8220;years old&#8221; or just &#8220;years&#8221;?<\/h3>\n<p>You can say <span data-no-translation>I am twenty-five<\/span> \u0623\u0648 <span data-no-translation>I am twenty-five years old<\/span>. Both are correct. You cannot say <span data-no-translation>I am twenty-five years<\/span>. The word <span data-no-translation>old<\/span> is important if you include <span data-no-translation>years<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>Why do I use &#8220;to be&#8221; and not &#8220;to have&#8221; for age?<\/h3>\n<p>In English, we describe age as a state of being, not something you possess. So, we use the verb <span data-no-translation>to be<\/span> (<span data-no-translation>am, is, are<\/span>). This is a key difference from Spanish, where you use &#8220;tener&#8221; (to have).<\/p>\n<h3>Do I need to know all the numbers?<\/h3>\n<p>For A1 level, focus on numbers up to 100, especially for common ages like 1-20 and then the tens (20, 30, 40, etc.). You will learn more numbers as you progress in English.<\/p>\n<h2>\u0627\u0644\u062f\u0631\u0648\u0633 \u0630\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0635\u0644\u0629<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=272522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=272523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=272578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=272580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To talk about age in English, you always use the verb to be, not to have. This is a common mistake for Spanish speakers. For example, you say I am 30 years old, not I have 30 years old. To ask someone&#8217;s age, use the question How old&#8230;?, like How old are you? or How [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":273720,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bwfblock_default_font":"","langcom_teaches":"Numbers","langcom_cefr":"A1","langcom_type":"vocabulary","langcom_faq":"[{\"q\": \"Is it \\\"years old\\\" or just \\\"years\\\"?\", \"a\": \"You can say <span data-no-translation>I am twenty-five<\/span> or <span data-no-translation>I am twenty-five years old<\/span>. Both are correct. You cannot say <span data-no-translation>I am twenty-five years<\/span>. The word <span data-no-translation>old<\/span> is important if you include <span data-no-translation>years<\/span>.\"}, {\"q\": \"Why do I use \\\"to be\\\" and not \\\"to have\\\" for age?\", \"a\": \"In English, we describe age as a state of being, not something you possess. 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