Age

flat =TALKING ABOUT YOUR AGE=
 * **To ask someone’s age:**
 * nansai desu ka **

‘sai’ means “years old”
 * **To say how old you are simply add ‘sai’ to the number of years old you are.**


 * NB **: 4 is pronounced ‘yon’ and 7 is pronounced ‘nana’ as the other pronounciations are considered unlucky. They are associated with death.

Some other ages are pronounced differently also: 1 year old = issai 8 years old = hassai 10 years old = jussai 11 years old = juuissai 18 years old = juuhassai
 * 20 years old = hatachi


 * EXAMPLES **
 * nansai desu ka || How old are you? ||
 * juuissai desu || I’m 11 years old ||
 * nansai desu ka || How old are you? ||
 * juuhassai desu || I’m 18 years old ||
 * juuhassai desu || I’m 18 years old ||

=Animal Zodiac=

[[image:saru doshi desu.png]]I am year of the monkey.

 * English || Roomaji || Hiragana || Year of Birth ||
 * Rat || Nezumi || ねずみ || 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, 1936, 1924, 1912 ||
 * Ox || Ushi || うし || 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961, 1949, 1937, 1925, 1913 ||
 * Tiger || Tora || とら || 2010, 1998, 1986, 1974, 1962, 1950, 1938, 1926, 1914 ||
 * Rabbit || Usagi || うさぎ || 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963, 1951, 1939, 1927, 1915 ||
 * Dragon || Tatsu || たつ || 2012, 2000, 1988, 1976, 1964, 1952, 1940, 1928, 1916 ||
 * Snake || Hebi || へび || 2013, 2001, 1989, 1977, 1965, 1953, 1941, 1929, 1917 ||
 * Horse || Uma || うま || 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954, 1942, 1930, 1918 ||
 * Sheep || Hitsuji || ひつじ || 2015, 2003, 1991, 1979, 1967, 1955, 1943, 1931, 1919 ||
 * Monkey || Saru || さる || 2016, 2004, 1992, 1980, 1968, 1956, 1944, 1932, 1920 ||
 * Rooster || Tori || とり || 2017, 2005, 1993, 1981, 1969, 1957, 1945, 1933, 1921 ||
 * Dog || Inu || いぬ || 2018, 2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1958, 1946, 1934, 1922 ||
 * Boar (wild pig) || Inoshishi || いのしし　 || 2019, 2007, 1995, 1983, 1971, 1959, 1947, 1935, 1923 ||