How to say “How old are you?” in Taiwanese

“How old are you?” in Taiwanese (Taiwanese Hokkien, Tâi-gí) is 你幾歲, romanized as lí kuí huè in Tâi-lô and Lí kúi hòe in the traditional Pe̍h-ōe-jī spelling. Press play above to hear it, then try saying it yourself.

Fine among family and with children; with elders it can feel blunt, so soften it with 歹勢，借問一下 first. Taiwanese ties 食 (eat) to age in idioms like 食老 (grown old) and the blessing 食百二 (may you live to 120).

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