how old are you

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Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /haʊ ˈəʊld ɑː(ɹ) ˌjuː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /haʊ ˈoʊld ɑɹ ˌju/

Etymology 1 edit

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How old are you?

  1. Asks the age of the interlocutor.
    Literally: What is your age in years?
  2. (impolite) Used to question the mental age (maturity) of the interlocutor.
    Jack: (laughing at infantile humor)
    Jill: How old are you?
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Etymology 2 edit

Word by word translation of Chinese 怎麼老是?/怎么 (Zěnme lǎoshì nǐ?, “Why is it always you?”)

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How old are you?

  1. (China, humorous) Why is it always you? You again?