How do you ask the Japanese the age in Japanese?
How old are you in Japanese?
First of all, in many cases, you should not ask others' age fundamentally.
In most cultures that's considered a personal question and not something you ask unless you know that person well.
It is indeed rude to ask people age in most cultures.
If it in particular is for the woman.
It's the same in Japan.
If it is the age of "the woman who looks clearly younger than real age", I think it's OK.
Expression not to make the woman who asked the age angry.
おいくつですか？(O-ikutsu desu ka?)
-This is beginner's question type.
おいくつでらっしゃいますか？(O-ikutsu de rasshai masuka?)
-This is an intermediate.
もしかして２４～２５歳ぐらいですか？(moshikashite nijyuu shi go sai gurai desuka?)
-This is a high-level way to ask.
Ask like this even if that person has 32-33-year-old externals.
It is felt that the woman is very glad.
She will have good feeling in you.
nijyuu shi go(24-25)
Japanese & Pronunciation |
English |
| おいくつですか？ o-ikutsu desuka? |
[ Polite expression] |
| おいくつでらっしゃいますか？ o-ikutsu de rasshai masuka? |
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| 年はおいくつですか？ o-toshi wa o-ikutsu desuka?? |
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| お年を聞いてもよろしいですか？ o-toshi wo kiitemo yoroshii desuka? |
[ Modest expression] May I ask your age? |
| 年齢をお聞きしてもよろしいですか？ nenrei wo o-kiki shitemo yoroshii desuka? |
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[ About word "ikutsu"] This "ikutsu" is a word used for the number. |
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Moreover, if somewhere you need to check people's age, ask it like this.
年齢を確認させていただいてもよろしいでしょうか？
Nenrei wo kakunin sasete itadaitemo yoroshii deshouka?
年齢をお聞きしてもよろしいですか？
nenrei wo o-kiki shitemo yoroshii desuka?
Japanese language & the woman are very delicate & troublesome.
By Hararie
Tokyo Time
