lorsque j'avais ton âge

when I was your age

→ lorsque

phrase Rare #45,168

when I was your age Used to compare the speaker’s past experience with the listener’s current age. “Lorsque” is a somewhat more formal equivalent of “quand.”

FR: Lorsque j'avais ton âge, je passais beaucoup de temps dehors.

EN: When I was your age, I spent a lot of time outdoors.

Lorsque j'avais ton âge, j'avais un boulot.

When I was your age, I had a job.

Tu me rappelles moi lorsque j'avais ton âge.

You remind me of myself when I was your age.

J'avais un boulot lorsque j'avais ton âge.

I had a job when I was your age.

J'ai eu le même problème lorsque j'avais ton âge.

I had the same problem when I was your age.