อายุของคุณ
ayu khong khun
In Thai, "your age" is translated as อายุของคุณ (ayu khong khun).
The phrase refers to the number of years a person has lived. In many natural spoken contexts, Thai speakers often omit the possessive and simply use อายุ if the context of "your" is already clear.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of อายุ (age), ของ (of) and คุณ (you/your).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Using คุณ makes the phrase อายุของคุณ polite and suitable for formal or professional contexts. Replacing ของคุณ with เธอ to form อายุเธอ makes the phrase more casual, typically used with friends or people of a similar age.
How do you pronounce it?
ayu khong khun
Did you know?
- While อายุ refers to chronological age, Thais may also track age by the lunar calendar. This can lead to a person having two different ages depending on whether they are speaking in terms of the solar year or the lunar cycle.
- In Thai culture, asking someone's age is not considered intrusive or rude as it is in many Western cultures, because age determines the appropriate pronouns and level of respect to use.
- In some traditional contexts, people might avoid stating their exact อายุ if they believe it invites bad luck or reveals a 'critical' year in the Thai zodiac.
Examples in context
- อายุของคุณคือเท่าไหร่ครับayu khong khun khue thao rai khrapWhat is your age?
- ฉันไม่ทราบอายุของคุณchan mai sap ayu khong khunI do not know your age.
Example conversation
Nicha is filling out a form for Chonsit.
- ณิชา Nichaขอทราบอายุของคุณหน่อยค่ะkho sap ayu khong khun noi khaMay I know your age, please?
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitผมอายุสามสิบปีครับphom ayu sam sip pi krapI am thirty years old.
- ณิชา Nichaขอบคุณค่ะ ฉันจะบันทึกอายุของคุณไว้khop khun kha chan cha ban thuek ayu khong khun waiThank you. I will record your age.
- ชลสิทธิ์ Cholasitได้เลยครับdai loei krapSure thing.
