French 1 / Unit 7: Family and Possessives
7.5 Ages and Birthdays
Notes
Use avoir for age. The word ans must be said.
- J'ai treize ans. (not "Je suis treize") Ma grand-mère a soixante-dix ans.
- Ask: Quel âge as-tu ? or Tu as quel âge ?
- Birthday: un anniversaire. Mon anniversaire est le dix mars. Ask: C'est quand ton anniversaire ?
- Wishes: Joyeux anniversaire ! (Happy birthday!)
- Compare ages: plus âgé que (older than), plus jeune que (younger than): Mon frère est plus âgé que moi.
- un an (one year, singular) but deux ans, dix ans (plural).
Practice
Which sentence is correct for "He is 12 years old"?
French uses avoir and ans for age.
What does « Mon frère est plus jeune que moi » mean?
Plus jeune que means younger than.
Which sentence correctly says your grandmother's birthday is on April 4?
Anniversaire is masculine, so son. Dates use le + day + month.
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