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

Speaking: Vocabulary for Speaking A1

Personal Details (age, country, family)

Listen to the conversation and examples here.

What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to ask and answer simple questions about age, country of origin, and family using basic English phrases.

A Sample Conversation 💬 (Click 🔊)

After you introduce yourself, a conversation often continues with questions about personal details. Listen to Dara and Sophea.

Dara: Sophea, how old are you?

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

Dara: I'm twenty-two.

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

Dara: No, I'm not. I'm from Kampot, but my family lives here now.

Sophea: Oh, that's nice! Have you got any brothers or sisters?

Dara: Yes, I've got one brother.

Speaking Tips

🗣️ Pronunciation & Intonation

Listen carefully to the music of these questions in the audio or by clicking 🔊 in the conversation.

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

💡 Giving More Detail

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

Simple Answer vs. More Detailed Answer

• Simple: "I'm from Kampot."
  More Detailed: "I'm from Kampot, but I live in Siem Reap now."
• Simple: "Yes, I've got one brother."
  More Detailed: "Yes, I've got one brother. His name is Vuthy."

Practice Your Vocabulary 🎯

Activity 1: Build the Question (Self-Check)

Put these words in the correct order to make a question. Click "Show Answer" to check.

1. you / where / from / are / ?
   Show Answer

   Where are you from?

2. old / you / how / are / ?
   Show Answer

   How old are you?

3. any / have / sisters / got / you / ?
   Show Answer

   Have you got any sisters?

Activity 2: Your Personal Details

Answer these questions about yourself aloud. Try to use full sentences and maybe add extra details!

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

Example Answer: "I'm 25 years old. I'm from Phnom Penh, but now I study in Siem Reap. Yes, I've got two sisters."

Key Vocabulary & Phrases (Click 🔊)

• How old are you? | តើអ្នកអាយុប៉ុន្មាន?
  How to ask someone's age.
• ... years old. | ... ឆ្នាំ
  The phrase used to state your age (e.g., "I'm 20 years old.").
• Where are you from? | តើអ្នកមកពីណា?
  How to ask about someone's home city or country.
• I'm from... | ខ្ញុំ​មកពី...
  The phrase to state your home city or country (e.g., "I'm from Cambodia.").
• family | គ្រួសារ
  Your parents, brothers, sisters, etc.
• Have you got any...? | តើអ្នកមាន...ទេ?
  How to ask if someone has something (e.g., "Have you got any brothers?").
• I've got... | ខ្ញុំមាន...
  A common spoken way to say "I have..." (e.g., "I've got one sister.").
• Brother | បងប្រុស / ប្អូនប្រុស
  A male sibling.
• Sister | បងស្រី / ប្អូនស្រី
  A female sibling.

Your Vocabulary Mission ⭐

This week, 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!