How to Say “How Old Are You?” in Brazilian Portuguese

Quantos anos você tem?
everyday, Brazil
In Brazilian Portuguese "how old are you?" is Quantos anos você tem? A more formal way is Qual é a sua idade? It is also called Que idade você tem?
Meaning: question about age (phrase)

Ways to say it

“how old are you?” in Portuguese
Portuguese Note
Quantos anos você tem? everyday, Brazil
Qual é a sua idade? formal
Que idade você tem? neutral

To answer, say Tenho vinte anos, using ter for "to have" and not ser for "to be".

How does it change in a sentence?

Portuguese uses ter anos, "to have years", just like Spanish and French.

Did you know?

  • In Portuguese you cannot say Eu sou vinte anos, the verb must be ter.

Examples in context

  • Tenho trinta anos.
    I am thirty years old.
  • Qual é a idade dele?
    How old is he?

Example conversation

Bia, a child, talks to her new friend Léo at a playground in Brasília.

  1. Bia

    Quantos anos você tem?
    How old are you?
  2. Léo

    Tenho oito anos. E você?
    I am eight. And you?
  3. Bia

    Eu tenho sete.
    I am seven.
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