Old - Alt (The 138th Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Old is Alt. This word often comes up when talking about people, time & frequency. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 138th most commonly used word in German. It can be used as adjective. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: old

German: alt

Examples


My father is so old that he is hard of hearing.	Mein Vater ist so alt, dass er schwerhörig ist.
The baby is one day old.	Das Baby ist einen Tag alt.
My son is ten years old.	Mein Sohn ist zehn Jahre alt.
You are young. I, on the contrary, am very old.	Du bist jung; ich hingegen bin sehr alt.
You're not old enough to drink.	Du bist nicht alt genug, um zu trinken.
I don't know how old I am.	Ich weiß nicht, wie alt ich bin.
I'm old enough to live by myself.	Ich bin alt genug, um mein eigenes Leben zu leben.
My father died when I was seven years old.	Mein Vater starb, als ich sieben Jahre alt war.

My grandmother has become old.	Meine Großmutter ist alt geworden.
His house was small and old.	Sein Haus war klein und alt.
You're old.	Du bist alt.
I am too old for that.	Ich bin zu alt, um das zu tun.
She is old.	Sie ist alt.
His son is eight years old.	Ihr Sohn ist acht Jahre alt.
I will take care of you when you are old.	Ich kümmere mich um dich, wenn du alt bist.
Next year I will be three times as old as you.	Im nächsten Jahr werde ich dreimal so alt wie du.
My body is old, but my spirit is young.	Mein Körper ist alt, aber mein Geist ist jung.
The bread is old and hard.	Das Brot ist alt und hart.
These shoes are old, but I still like them.	Diese Schuhe sind alt, aber ich mag sie immer noch.
These books are very old.	Diese Bücher sind sehr alt.
It seems impossible that you're that old.	Es kann nicht sein, dass du so alt bist