Speaking: Vocabulary for Speaking A1 - Lesson 2: Personal Details (age, country, family)

Speaking: Vocabulary for Speaking A1 - Lesson 2

Personal Details (age, country, family)

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to ask and answer simple questions about age, country of origin, and family.

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A Conversation About Personal Details

After you introduce yourself, a conversation often continues with questions about personal details. Let's see how Dara and Sophea continue their conversation.

Dara: Sophea, how old are you?¹

Sophea: I'm twenty years old.² And you?

Dara: I'm twenty-two.

Sophea: And where are you from?³ I know you live in Siem Reap, but are you from here?

Dara: No, I'm not. I'm from⁴ Kampot, but my family⁵ lives here now.

Sophea: Oh, that's nice! Have you got any⁶ brothers⁷ or sisters⁸?

Dara: Yes, I've got⁹ one brother.

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Key Vocabulary & Phrases

1. How old are you? (Question) | តើអ្នកអាយុប៉ុន្មាន? | How to ask someone's age. ↩
2. ... years old. (Phrase) | ... ឆ្នាំ | The phrase used to state your age. (e.g., "I'm 20 years old.") ↩
3. Where are you from? (Question) | តើអ្នកមកពីណា? | How to ask about someone's home city or country. ↩
4. I'm from... (Phrase) | ខ្ញុំ​មកពី... | The phrase to state your home city or country. ↩
5. family (Noun) | គ្រួសារ | Your parents, brothers, sisters, etc. ↩
6. Have you got any...? (Question) | តើអ្នកមាន...ទេ? | How to ask if someone has something. ↩
7. brother (Noun) | បងប្អូនប្រុស | A boy or man with the same parents as you. ↩
8. sister (Noun) | បងប្អូនស្រី | A girl or woman with the same parents as you. ↩
9. I've got... (Phrase) | ខ្ញុំមាន... | A common spoken way to say "I have...". ↩

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record_voice_over Pronunciation & Intonation

Listen carefully to the music of these questions.

• Linking Sounds: "years old" often links together in speech. It sounds like "year-zold". Listen: "I'm twenty year-zold."
• Falling Intonation (↘): for "Wh-" questions. -> "How old are you? ↘" and "Where are you from? ↘"
• Rising Intonation (↗): for "Yes/No" questions. -> "Have you got any brothers or sisters? ↗"

lightbulb Giving More Detail

To make the conversation more interesting, you can add a little more information to your answers. This is great for fluency!

• Instead of just: "I'm from Kampot."
  Try adding more detail: "I'm from Kampot, but I live in Siem Reap now."
• Instead of just: "Yes, I've got one brother."
  Try adding more detail: "Yes, I've got one brother. His name is Vuthy."

sports_esports Practice Your Vocabulary

Activity 1: Build the Question

Put these words in the correct order to make a question.

1. you / where / from / are / ? -> Where are you from?
2. old / you / how / are / ? -> How old are you?
3. any / have / sisters / got / you / ? -> Have you got any sisters?

Activity 2: Your Personal Details

Answer these questions about yourself with a full, spoken phrase.

• How old are you?
• Where are you from?
• Have you got any brothers or sisters?

task Your Vocabulary Mission

This week in Siem Reap, your mission is to ask someone about their personal details.

You can ask a classmate or a friend. Try to use at least one question from this lesson, like "How old are you?" or "Where are you from?". Listen carefully to their answer!