한국어

Korean Phrase for Asking Someone's Age: "몇 살이에요?"

"몇 살이에요?" (myeot sarieyo?) means "How old are you?" and is used to ask someone's age in Korean. With elders, a more polite form like "실례지만 나이가 어떻게 되세요?" (Excuse me, may I ask your age?) is used. Typical replies use "... 살이에요" (I'm ... years old).

Examples

몇 살이에요? (Myeot sarieyo?)

"How old are you?" (a common way to ask someone's age)

열 살이에요. (Yeol sarieyo.)

"I'm ten years old."

실례지만 나이가 어떻게 되세요? (Sillyejiman naiga eotteoke doeseyo?)

A more polite way to ask, used with elders