Learn Chinese - How old are you?

[MoaRSnipers]

tscho sang dong.

[steevyp]

您 多 大 了?

In my Mandarin course, this is how you say 'how old are you'. Why is it different on here?

[acsodalatosmandarin]

@steevyp

(1) Because this video is junk, sorry.

你今年几岁了？ can only be asked if you are talking to a kid, younger then 10 or so. 几 is "how much?" but it when you ask with this question you expect a number 10 or less, like 你学过几门外语？ which means "How many foreign languages have you learned so far?", normally a person speaks 2 or 3 or so but not more than 10.

[steevyp]

@acsodalatosmandarin Wow, i didnt know that. Thanks for the info.

[shutup7077]

您多大了? is just another way of asking the age. It literally means "how big are you?"

你今年几岁了? means "how many years old are you this year?".

Most people simply ask 你几岁了?, which means "how many years old are you?"

If you were to literally translate "how old are you" it would be 你多老了？However, nobody would ask for age this way because it sounds rude, as in you are implying the person is very old.

[steevyp]

@shutup7077 Wow, learning chinese is hard! Thanks for the information. It will definitely help a lot.

[maymoelien]

Chinese hard

[shisomiso]

I like this guy. No wasting time with him. Gets right down to it and has good practice drills. He is a good teacher.

[shisomiso]

This is guy sounds like Russell Peters lol !!

[zegmaarikke]

i don't know if this is good but 真棒

[czechufromPoland]

Tu POLACY przejmujemy ten filmik !!!

[hanqun2011]

One sentence?!

[TallGuyYouWorkWith]

Thanks for this lesson. I have to listen to it over and over to get it right.

[schemuel]

When will i ever learn all that chinese?

[BritneyFanatic100]

you have to be an artist just to write chinese...

[ItsNoella]

Is this Chinese mandarin or Cantonese

[TheIndigoAurora]

@ItsNoella Mandarin.

[abc456102]

你今年幾歲了?

[mbtheja]

thank u so much

[Atlantaharrison10]

or u can say ni_(age)__ sui. i take chinese in middle school i know how to say more things!

[onefleetingsmile]

xie xie! This video is great, it is so useful that you teach the pronounciation together with the characters!

[WCiossek]

你 复 习 很 多! Sie wiederholen sehr viel!

[steve0sha]

whats the breakdown of this as in phrase book its the same? nin duo da nian ling

[wildoneshacker123]

How do u say I need money

[chinesemanu]

@wildoneshacker123 我 要 钱。

[chinesemanu]

@wildoneshacker123 我 要 钱。

[Soccerfreak9911]

@wildoneshacker123 lol, this is how you say it,

Wǒ xūyào qián

pronounced as- wo, shu yao, chen

happy 2 help :D

[RZ3296]

Du Hast! ......... Du Hast Mesh!

[OppengruppenSS]

haha, i like your unique style of teaching, with the visual hand movements and what not.

[JennyLyric]

cant you say ni jin nian dou da le?

[axeleany19]

@JennyLyric  Nope thats wrong

[vnesecharming]

my son alway straight A in his english class, and he is getting the 2nd language in his school is French , he like to learnt Spanish , because it's useful for the job in future in US, but he still keeping the mandarin because he dream of become a successful man in the world

the way you teaching and explaining are very clearly and understand easy

Thank you so much for your Mandarin class online free

we are Vietnamese, living in California,  we have travelled yearly to many countries

[SteveDGamer]

This one is hard for me. I cannot pronounce sui or nian, that well.

[htoo89]

哈哈哈哈 

[ThePoolmagnet]

I would to thank you for your time its great

[harrypottersucks12]

Was that funny? please translate

[Calebforreal]

xie xie, you're a great Mandarin Teacher. I'm taking Mandarin for high school and like just about any foreign language. Are all your videos free?

[Calebforreal]

xie xie, you're a great Mandarin teacher. Are all your lessons going to be free? and another question, can "zen me" mean "how"?

[MrToastToast]

isnt it easier (especially for foreigners) just to say 你多大？

[mbtheja]

dear sir,thanks so much for your explanation.You took all the pains to reply.Keep up the good work.Xie xie

[mbtheja]

'how old are you?' No one says 'how old are you this year' or 'how old are you next year?'

so essentially the sentence's wrong,or not in use.Please correct,just give chinese translation for 'how old are you?' Thanks in advance.

[ChineseLearn]

@mbtheja This is the Chinese way of saying "How old are you?". In Chinese you can either say "How old are you?" as 你几岁了？ or 你今年几岁了。 Both are correct sentences with grammar applied.

Thanks for your question. If you want to just say "How old are you?", you can say 你几岁了。

Cheers.

[family9559]

@ChineseLearn 

[BoabaWong]

@mbtheja 你多大了 also mean how old are you

[Dragon0Death0Wish]

@mbtheja i'm studying chinese and they always tell you never to directly translate. also he teach's the meaning of every single character not the character's combined

[mbtheja]

'are you married,how many children,how many boys,how many girls?'

please translate into chinese,thanks so much.You very good teacher

[Soccerfreak9911]

@mbtheja translations:

are you married?-Nǐ jiéhūnle

how many children-Nǐ yǒu duōshǎo gè háizi

how many boys?-Duō shào nánshēng?

how many girls?-Duō shào nǚhái

happy 2 help :D

[mbtheja]

'when will you return from china?'

please translate into chinese,thanks a lot.

[ChineseLearn]

@mbtheja Hi, Thanks for your request. Recently I have stop making more sentences in youtube, because I have created a relationship oriented Chinese course on my website. Please feel free to have a look at my website for more information. Cheers!

[Soccerfreak9911]

@mbtheja this is how you say 'when will you return from china'

Nǐ shénme shíhou huí zhōngguó?

pronounced as- knee, shenmuh, shuhuh, hway, shong gwuh

happy to help, and if it didnt help then sry...................

[thegreatMSG]

@mbtheja

你几时才能从中国回来?

(hope I got it right..)

and sorry for reply to an 1 year old comment. lol

[mbtheja]

good,keep it up,teach us more,thanks so much

[ChineseLearn]

@mbtheja Thank you :)

[c3r4e3a1t5]

问孩子才用这个。

问成年人都说多大了或是贵庚了。

老人得用 高寿了

[ChineseLearn]

@c3r4e3a1t5 我觉得说多大了感觉也是对小孩子说的。。。

对，不同年龄的用法不同。。。不过教的时候先教基础的。。。

要用到“贵庚”或者“高寿”，都已经不是初级汉语的范围了。

[jinfenguk]

几岁了? isn't it mainly used for asking children their age ? For adults more usually 你多大了。。。。。。

[ChineseLearn]

@jinfenguk hi! I think 你多大了 can also be used for children as well. it is ok to ask adults 你几岁了，but probably not 你多大了， especially to senior people. hope that helps. Cheers!

[JariGUl]

wil u plz do some tutorials 4 begginers & if u mark d lessons ,stating d first n second ,it wil help a lot, thnx , xie xie ^_^

[ChineseLearn]

@JariGUl :) Hi! These videos are already included in lesson 1 of my formal course. Please check out my website for more information. Cheers!

[JariGUl]

wow!helpful, keep uploading more..

[ChineseLearn]

@JariGUl ^_^ Thanks a lot! I am currently only reloading videos. Cause I had made a major contribution on my website. Please check out my website, chineselearnlessons (dot) com for more information! Cheers!

[worldtravel101]

a very helpful lesson. thank you! i mean xie xie :)

[ChineseLearn]

@worldtravel101 ^_^ you are very welcome!

[dreaming309]

are u teaching in canto or mand? thanks

[ChineseLearn]

@dreaming309 Hi! I am teaching Mandarin. Please feel free to visit my website too. Cheers!

[RowShell93]

Is a shorter way of saying it ...

ni ji sui?

[ChineseLearn]

@RowShell93 Yeah, that is correct. Cheers!

[556pilot]

lan ni jin nian ji sui le ? lol

[ChineseLearn]

@556pilot haha, I am 26 this year. Cheers!

[yoonl12]

you are the best chinese teacher in youtube.....

[ChineseLearn]

@yoonl12 ^_^ I am very glad you say so, cheers!

[SamiaB2009]

Thank you for your very helpful videos. I am taking lessons as a beginner and your videos are really good!

[ChineseLearn]

@SamiaB2009 ^_^ you are welcome, hope my other videos also help you to pick up some Chinese. Cheers :D

[icyblackfreak]

Thanks for the video!!

[ChineseLearn]

^_^ cheers!

[riverculture]

wrong pronunciation. This is important, You pronounced Jin (今) as Jing(晶).

[ChineseLearn]

@riverculture Hi, thanks for reminding me. I believe I had an accent slightly on that particular character. Cheers.

[bastienjack]

Hànyû is so beautiful. Thanks.

[ChineseLearn]

@bastienjack ^_^ thanks, hope you enjoyed the video lesson...

[ChineseLearn]

@kawaiiwildcat95 ^_^ hi, thank you very much!

[4k3el]

bro what does 梦笔 mean? thanks

[ChineseLearn]

@4k3el Hi, this is not a word, it is just 2 characters put together with no meanings. Cheers.

[4k3el]

oh ok, i tried using a translator and it didn't make no sense haha. thank you for your reply!

[ChineseLearn]

@4k3el ^_^ you are welcome~

[kireiichi]

your tutorials are interesting and I learn a lot from them. Thank you so much!

[fghjhgf99]

Thinking about it, is kind of funny, but your lessons improve! Which is very great! :P Thank you and thank you again!

[ChineseLearn]

@fghjhgf99 ^_^ ha ha, you are welcome, and happy new year!

[fghjhgf99]

Yep, HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[Twiladdict]

Hi! Thank you for this lesson!!

Could you tell us how to say "Happy New Year" in Chinese?Thank you

[nanhuazhenren]

There are many other videos that can show you!

Xinnian kuai le!

[ChineseLearn]

@Twiladdict :D Hi, that would be 新年快乐！(xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4), cheers ^_^

[Twiladdict]

@ChineseLearn : Thank you!! So... 新年快乐!!! ^^

[hxasmirl]

awesome. as always.

[ChineseLearn]

@hxasmirl :D Cheers!

[Calfullanas]

that was my request, thank u

[ChineseLearn]

@Calfullanas ^_^ you are welcome, happy new year!

[ab3k1nz]

fantastic

[TheCuppycakedelight5]

Happy new year year Chineselearn, God Bless you!

[ChineseLearn]

@TheCuppycakedelight5 :D happy new year!

[11Brunette11]

Awsome.Happy new year! :-)

[ChineseLearn]

@11Brunette11 ^_^ happy new year too you too!

[durt1000]

Could we use ma instead of le?

[nanhuazhenren]

A Chinese would understand it, still it´s unusual.

[ChineseLearn]

@durt1000 Hi, not really, because "ma" is only used for "yes/no" questions. Like "Do you speak Chinese" = 你说中文吗？（ni3 shuo1 zhong1 wen2 ma）， for a question like this one, you can use 呢 at the end if you want to, which is 你今年几岁了呢？(ni3 jin1 nian2 ji3 sui4 le ne1). 呢 is used for a question that requires a specific answer.

了is not used for representing a question, but something already completed, and therefore not to be deleted.

Hope that helps. Cheers!

[bnjifar92]

best lessons on the web

happy new year

[ChineseLearn]

^_^ thank you very much!!

Happy new year too you too!!!