बरखक छी
Saying Your Age
Say your age with a number, बरखक and a form of to be.
How It Works
बरखक means "of years". It joins the number to a form of to be, so the whole sentence reads like "I am of twenty years."
| Person | Sentence |
|---|---|
| हम | हम बीस बरखक छी। |
| a respected person | हमर दादी सत्तरि बरखक छथि। |
| a child or plain person | हमर भाइ दस बरखक अछि। |
To ask, use उमेर (age) and कतेक (how much): अहाँक उमेर कतेक अछि? The answer can be the short form: बीस बरखक।
Formal writing uses वर्षक, but speakers say बरखक. Write the number as a word in this pattern.
Examples (5)
- हम बीस बरखक छी।
I am twenty years old.
बरखक follows the number.
- हमर भाइ दस बरखक अछि।
My brother is ten years old.
अछि goes with a plain third person.
- हमर दादी सत्तरि बरखक छथि।
My grandmother is seventy years old.
छथि shows respect.
- अहाँक उमेर कतेक अछि?
How old are you?
उमेर कतेक asks for the age.
- ओ पाँच बरखक अछि।
She is five years old.
ओ here is a small child.
Common Mistakes
Using अछि with हम.
हम बीस बरखक अछि।हम बीस बरखक छी।हम takes छी, never अछि.
How It Connects
Learn This First
Saying your age joins -क to बरख, and asking it uses कतेक.
Related Patterns
Words in This Pattern
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