🇬🇧 How old meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“How old” is what we say when we want to know someone’s age. We put it before a person, animal, or thing to ask their number of years. For example, “How old are you?” means “What is your age?” You can also say “How old is your dog?” to ask how many years your dog has been alive.

“How old are you?” the little kid asked me, and I said, “I’m at the age where I forget why I walked into the kitchen.”

“How old is your alarm clock?” “Old enough to be my sworn enemy every morning.”

“How old is the dog?” “Old enough to understand ‘walk’ but ignore ‘come here.’”

“How old are you?” the doctor asked, and I said, “Old enough to know I don’t like needles.”

I asked the homework, “How old are you?” and it replied, “Old enough that you should have done me yesterday.”

At a party a boy asks the girl, "how old are you?" She says "six." He asks the boy, "how old are you?" The boy smiles, "seven." He asks the cat, "how old?" She laughs, "two." He asks the baby, "how old is she?" He asks the man, "how old are you?" The man smiles and cuts cake. They clap.

This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.

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