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How old are you?

Tomar boyosh koto?

TOH-mahr BAW-yosh KAW-toh?

About this phrase

Literally

Your age how-much?

When to use it

A very common question when meeting someone new.

How it feels

Neutral, curious.

Formality

Informal (tumi)

Grammar

Word by word

Rules in this phrase

My, your, his: amar, tomaramar or apnar, tomar, tor or onar, or, tar or amader, tomader, oder

No word for isno verb

Question words go where the answer goeskothay or kokhon or keno or ki or koto or kon

Examples

Amar boyosh teish bochhor

I am twenty-three years old

Tomar bhaier boyosh koto?

How old is your brother?

In a conversation

You

Tomar boyosh koto?

How old are you?

Friend

Amar boyosh bish bochhor. Tomar?

I'm twenty. And you?

You

Amar baish.

I'm twenty-two.

Common replies

Amar boyosh ... bochhor

I am ... years old

Bish bochhor

Twenty