Oct 16, 2001 09:40
22 yrs ago
English term
Elizabeth
Are you 15 or 16?
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How can I say, Are you 15 or 16 in Spanish
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¿Tienes 15 ó 16 años?
¿Tienes quince o dieciséis años?
Or you could just say "how old are you?"
¿Cuántos años tienes?
Hope this helps.
:)
Or you could just say "how old are you?"
¿Cuántos años tienes?
Hope this helps.
:)
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Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
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Tienes 15 o 16?
Saludos,
BSD
BSD
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Sery
: Así de sencillo!!
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Si. La pregunta es muy sencilla y mínima también y traté de respetar eso.
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Tienes dieciocho o diecinueve años?
HTH
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7 mins
¿Tienes 15 ó 16 años? / ¿Tenés 15 ó 16 años?
Hola!
This would be the usual way it. The second option works only for Argentina or Uruguay, the rest of Latin America and Spain use "tienes". Of course, there's the remote possibility that for some reason you were addressing this person with the "usted", more respectful form (perhaps if you're a teacher who wishes to sound authoritative), and then you would say "¿Tiene 15 ó 16 años?".
You can of course say ¿Tienes 15 ó 16?, and omit "años", but you would have to be talking about age or it could mean anything, from pets to CDs.
And if this is written and you use figures (15, 16 instead of quince, dieciséis) please don't forget to put the accent on the o (ó).
HTH
Andrea
This would be the usual way it. The second option works only for Argentina or Uruguay, the rest of Latin America and Spain use "tienes". Of course, there's the remote possibility that for some reason you were addressing this person with the "usted", more respectful form (perhaps if you're a teacher who wishes to sound authoritative), and then you would say "¿Tiene 15 ó 16 años?".
You can of course say ¿Tienes 15 ó 16?, and omit "años", but you would have to be talking about age or it could mean anything, from pets to CDs.
And if this is written and you use figures (15, 16 instead of quince, dieciséis) please don't forget to put the accent on the o (ó).
HTH
Andrea
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AngelaMR
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Gracias, hijita (I feel soooo old...!) : (((
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Oso (X)
: ¡Más completa no pudo ser! ¶:^* más_besos.org (a nos profit organization)
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Es lo que digo, la experiencia que me da tener veinte años : - ) (Gracias, Oso!) : )))
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Maria Asis
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Gracias, María! : - )
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Sorry.
15 = quince
16 = dieciseis
(It´s been a long day.)
16 = dieciseis
(It´s been a long day.)
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AngelaMR
: We all have days like that!! :)))
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Sí, es cierto.
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Flavio Ferri-Benedetti
: Perdona Davorka... puede pasar :) Abrazos
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estás perdonado! Saludos.
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Andrea Bullrich
: : )
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Hi, Andrea.
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Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
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Options:
Are you 15 or 16? = ¿Tienes 15 ó 16?
Are you 15 or 16 ys. old?= ¿Tienes 15 ó 15 años?
I have disregarded the translation of "How old are you"( Cuántos años tienes?) because that's not what you asked. In this case you know the person in question is either 15 or 16, so there is no point in asking how old she/he is.
Regards,
BSD
Are you 15 or 16 ys. old?= ¿Tienes 15 ó 15 años?
I have disregarded the translation of "How old are you"( Cuántos años tienes?) because that's not what you asked. In this case you know the person in question is either 15 or 16, so there is no point in asking how old she/he is.
Regards,
BSD
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