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How to Talk About Age in English
“I amin my twenties” or “I am on my twenties”? She looks thirtyish. He’s twenty-something. Do you have a five year old daughter or a five-year-old daughter? “I have 25 years” or “I am 25 years old”? There are so many points of confusion when speaking about age in English! In this lesson, we’ll learn how to use words like mid, early, late, and -ish when talking about age, and cover many other ways to talk about someone’s age. This video is perfect for English learners who want to improve their fluency.
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Thanks Emma
I’m forty years old, but I look like I’m in my early thirties, though! :)
I am in my early sixties
I’m in my mid-twenties.
I am twenty-nine
Thank you for videos. I`m in my late twenties :)
Dear Emma, English language seem to be very complex.
Much more than we learnt at school. Thanks for this special lesson.
I got a great score. Greetings from Bolivia 🇧🇴
thanks alot
Thank you Emma, i’m in my late twenties
I am in my mid- 13
My score is 80
I’m in my early twenties
Thank you Emma
I am in my early thirties
she is 50
Thank you dear Emma :)
Thank you for all.
Thanks for the lesson Emma! I am in my late twenties. big huge from Uruguay!
Thank you dear Emama. i’m in my late twenties
I am is in early thirties
Thank you, Professor. I have learned how to discuss age accurately when I don’t know somebody’s exact age, and how to write age in English. To talk about exact age or to write the exact age of someone in English, we use ‘to be’, ‘age’, and ‘year(s) old’. For example, I am forty years old. She is 16 years old. To talk about somebody’s age when we don’t know their exact age, we use an approximation. For Example, she is in her twenties. But for spoken communication, we say, ‘I think she’s twenty-something.’ To talk about someone’s age when they are in the early, middle, or late part of the decade, we say or write: early (0-4), mid (4-6), and late (7-9). For Example, she’s in her early. mid or late forties. Thank you again for this video lesson.