how old are you

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /haʊ ˈəʊld ɑː(ɹ) ˌjuː/ (US) IPA(key): /haʊ ˈoʊld ɑɹ ˌju/ === Etymology 1 === ==== Phrase ==== how old are you? Asks the age of the interlocutor. Literally: What is your age in years? (impolite) Used to question the mental age (maturity) of the interlocutor. ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== I'm ... year(s) old I'm twenty years old === Etymology 2 === Word by word translation of Chinese 怎麼老是你？/怎么老是你？ (Zěnme lǎoshì nǐ?, “Why is it always you?”) ==== Phrase ==== how old are you? (China, humorous) Why is it always you? You again?