¿Su estado civil, por favor?
Your marital status, please?Or,¿Cuál es su situación familiar?
What is your marital status?You may reply to the above with a single word, for examplesoltero/a, single, casado/a, married, divorciado/a, divorced, separado/
a, separated, viudo/a, widower/widow.34.4 Age
To refer to someone’s age Spanish uses the verb tener, ‘to have’, in sentences like the
following:¿Cuántos años tienes? How old are you? (fam.)
¿Cuántos años tiene usted? How old are you? (pol.)
Tengo veintiocho años. I’m twenty-eight years old.
Mi madre tiene cincuenta. My mother is fifty. 7.1 (p. 30)
A frequent alternative when asking someone’s age is to use phrases like:¿Qué edad tienes? What age are you?
¿Qué edad tiene tu hija? How old is your daughter? 16.1.2.3 (p. 66); 16.1.2.5 (p. 68)
You can also ask someone’s age by using ser, as in¿Cuál es su edad?
What is your age?To which you can reply(Tengo) 30 años.
(I’m) 30 years old.Voy a cumplir (25) en (septiembre).
I’ll be (25) in (September).Acabo de cumplir (42) años.
I’ve just turned (42) years old.34.5 Date and place of birth
Reference to date and place of birth is made with the verb nacer, normally in the
preterite.17.4 (p. 75)
Date and place of birth 34.5