How to say your age in Japanese? The counter for age in Japanese is さい (sai). In the previous blog, I’ve already discussed how to count in Japanese, so it is easy to tell your age in Japanese. So, if someone asks your age, you can say the number and put さい after it. Example: 60 years old – ろくじゅっさい (rokujussai) 33 years old – さんじゅうさん さい (sanjuusan sai) 20 years old – はたち (hatachi) 15 years old – じゅうごさい (juugo sai) 8 years old – はっさい 1-year-old – いっさい (issai) For 1, 8 and 20 years old, the Japanese age is read differently from the other numbers. Instead of いちさい for 1 year old, it is いっさい while for 8 years old, it is はっさい instead of はちさい . F or 20 years old, instead of saying にじゅうさい , use はたち without putting さい . なんさいですか ? (nansai desu ka?) – how old are you? おいくつですか ? (o ikutsu desu ka?) – how old are you? (Formal way of asking someone’s age) とし (toshi) – Japanese word
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