Vocabulary: Core & Everyday Vocabulary (A1) - Lesson 2: Asking & Stating Your Age

Lesson 2: Asking & Stating Your Age

Core & Everyday Vocabulary (A1)

You can now introduce yourself with your name! Great work. The next step in getting to know someone is often asking their age. Let's learn the words you need for this important question.

Word Bank

• How (adverb) | យ៉ាងម៉េច
  Used to ask about the way or condition.
  Example: "How are you?"
• Old (adjective) | ចាស់
  Refers to age in the question "How old?".
  Example: "He is ten years old."
• Am (verb) | គឺ
  The form of the verb "to be" used with "I".
  Example: "I am Srey."
• Years (noun) | ឆ្នាំ
  A period of 365 days; used to state an age.
  Example: "She is five years old."

In Conversation

Srey: Hello again, Bora!

Bora: Hi Srey! How are you today?

Srey: I am good, thank you. I have a question. How old are you?

Bora: I am twenty-five years old. And you?

Srey: My age is twenty-two.

Usage Note: "Years Old" is Optional

In casual, everyday conversation, it is very common to leave out "years old". Both sentences below are correct and mean the same thing:

• "I am twenty-five years old." (A little more formal)
• "I'm twenty-five." (Very common and casual)

Check Your Understanding

1. Which word completes the question: '______ old are you?'"
   • a) What
   • b) Who
   • c) How
   Answer: c) How

2. Fill in the blank: "I am thirty ______ old."
   • a) years
   • b) old
   • c) age
   Answer: a) years

3. Put the words in the correct order:

   you / are / old / How / ?

   Answer: How old are you?

Your Mission

1. My Sentence: Write a sentence about your own age in your notebook. Start with: "I am ______ years old."
2. Practice: Write the English words for the numbers 1 to 20. This will help you talk about different ages.
3. Speak: Your mission is to ask a friend or family member, "How old are you?" in English.