Dialogue: Two friends are looking at a photograph and talking about their children.

 

 A-来，给你看看我俩孩子的照片儿。

Let me show you some photographs of my two children

 

B-呦，长得真可爱！Oh, they look so adorable

 

 A-呵呵，谢谢。Hmm…, thank you!

 

B-他们叫什么啊？What are their names?

 

A-姐姐叫Sally，弟弟叫David. The girl’s name is Sally and her little brother’s name is David

 

B-他们多大了？

How old are they?

 

A-Sally5岁，David 3岁。Sally is 5 years old and David is 3 Chinese words and phrases mentioned in this Podcast: 看看：take a look 孩子：children 真：really 可爱：cute 谢谢：thank you 姐姐：older sister 弟弟：younger brother 他们多大了：How old are they? 5岁：5 years old 3岁：

3 years old Grammar note: ( )多大了： how old ( )

 

 This is a popular expression to ask the age of other people

 

 Eg. 你的朋友多大了：How old is your friend？

 

你的孩子多大了：How old is your child?

姐姐多大了：How old is your sister? Cultu

ral note: It’s not polite to ask a woman’s age in public in China, although it’s fine ask about a child’s age during a conversation with your friends or colleagues.