आपकी उम्र क्या है?
aapki umra kya hai?
In Hindi, "what is your age?" is expressed as आपकी उम्र क्या है? (aapki umra kya hai?)
The phrase आपकी उम्र क्या है? is a direct question used to ask someone how many years old they are. While this phrase is grammatically correct, in natural conversation, people often ask आप कितने साल के हैं?, which literally means "How many years are you?" You may also encounter the phrase आपकी आयु क्या है?, which literally means "What is your age?"
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase आपकी उम्र means "your age."
Which one should you use?
Using tumhari instead of aapki makes the question informal, suitable for friends or younger people. Using teri is highly informal or even disrespectful, typically used only with very close peers or children.
How does it change in a sentence?
The default form आपकी उम्र क्या है? uses the polite pronoun aapki (your) and the verb hai (is).
How do you pronounce it?
aapki umra kya hai?
Did you know?
- In many Indian cultures, asking आपकी उम्र क्या है? can be seen as intrusive unless the asker is significantly older or in an official role.
- The word for age उम्र is not native to Hindi but was borrowed from Classical Persian and originally comes from Arabic.
- Depending on the region, the word है in this phrase can change to हैं to show respect, even if the subject is a single person.
Examples in context
- क्या मैं पूछ सकता हूँ कि आपकी उम्र क्या है?kya main pooch sakata hoon ki aapkee umr kya hai?May I ask what your age is?
- सर, आपकी उम्र क्या है?sar, aapkee umr kya hai?Sir, what is your age?
Example conversation
Neha is filling out a form for Aditya at an event.
- नेहा Nehaआदित्य, आपकी उम्र क्या है?aaditya, aapkee umr kya hai?Aditya, what is your age?
- आदित्य Adityaमेरी उम्र पच्चीस साल है।meree umr pachchees saal hai.My age is twenty-five years.
- नेहा Nehaठीक है, मैं यह लिख देती हूँ।theek hai, main yeh likh detee hoon.Okay, I will write this down.
- आदित्य Adityaधन्यवाद, नेहा।dhanyavaad, nehaa.Thank you, Neha.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries उम्र, क्या, है, CC BY-SA 4.0.
