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Japanese Audio Request

by cody_108 on Oct. 18, 2014

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誠さん: 何さいですか？
花澄さん: 何さいにみえますか？
誠さん: 20 にみえます。

How old do I look? ( recorded by haroopy ), Kansai (Osaka)

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誠さん: 何さいですか？
花澄さん: 何さいにみえますか？
誠さん: 20さいにみえます。
NOTE: 20さい means "twenty years old." We pronounce it にじゅっさい (not にじゅうさい),

How old do I look? ( recorded by ryujiro ), native Japanese

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誠さん: 何さいですか？
花澄さん: 何さいにみえますか？
誠さん: 20 ぐらいにみえます。

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Oct. 19, 2014

20 にみえます。is unnatural.
around twenty is more natural.

Oct. 19, 2014

So 「20 ぐらいにみえます」translates to "(You) look around 20."
20=twenty, ぐらい=around, にみえます=(You) look

Is this correct?

Oct. 19, 2014

I'm not good at English, I'm not sure.
But in Japanese, We don't say" ２０才に見えます。”
Because you can't say the age exactly pointing only one age.

Oct. 19, 2014

So if 「２０才に見えます」 is not correct, what would you say instead? Is 「20 ぐらいにみえます」okay to say?

Oct. 20, 2014

Yes, 「20 ぐらいにみえます」is okay to say. That sounds natural.

Oct. 20, 2014

ありがとうございました！

Japanese Audio Request