How to Say "Six Years Old" in Spanish

seis años

/seis aɲos/from spelling rules

The English phrase "six years old" is translated into Spanish as seis años.

What does it mean word for word?

The phrase seis años literally translates to "six years" and does not include a direct equivalent for the word "old".

Adding de edad to the end of the phrase, resulting in seis años de edad, is a more formal way to specify age in written or official contexts.

/seis aɲos/

In Spanish, the letter ñ in años is a distinct letter of the alphabet. If you replace it with a standard n, the word anos refers to 'anuses' rather than 'years'.
While English uses the verb 'to be' for age, Spanish uses the verb tener, meaning 'to have'. You are not 'six years old', but rather you 'have six years'.
Because you 'have' your age in Spanish, you can use verbs like cumplir to say you are 'completing' or 'filling' your seis años on your birthday.

Él solo tenía treinta y seis años.
He was just thirty-six years old.
Tatoeba #1386323 by marcelostockle, translation #803065 by Source_VOA
Puedo leer desde que cumplí seis años.
I've been able to read since I was six years old.
Tatoeba #5170310 by adroguense, translation #5170482 by tabular
Dan sólo tenía seis años de edad cuando fue raptado.
Dan was only six years old when he was abducted.
Tatoeba #7779180 by Eremon, translation #3932886 by Amastan
Él tiene seis años.
He is six years old.
Ella tiene seis años.
She is six years old.
Mi sobrina cumple seis años mañana.
My niece turns six years old tomorrow.
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