Age is part of a simple introduction
After exchanging names, asking age lets you continue a short personal-information conversation.
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Activate · retrieve · notice
A name conversation grows by one question نُضِيفُ سُؤَالًا عَنِ العُمْرِ
Retrieve the name question from F2-L02 and the numbers you need for age.
- ask a boy or a girl their age accurately;
- answer with عُمْرِي ... سَنَةً;
- recognise and say common ages from 1–20;
- read, hear, speak and write a short age exchange.
Three-question readiness check
Retrieve the name pattern and key numbers before adding age.
Ask and answer age with the model visible.
Use names, ages and وَأَنْتَ؟ / وَأَنْتِ؟ in one exchange.
Choose between سَنَوَاتٍ and سَنَةً.
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Vocabulary · see · say · retrieve
Build the age conversation مُفْرَدَاتُ السُّؤَالِ عَنِ العُمْرِ
Learn the small core set first, then recycle the age numbers most students need.
Listen for the final -ka.
Listen for the final -ki.
Use this secure answer for ages 11–20.
In the age answer, you will usually see سَنَةً.
Ask the question back naturally.
Recognise this with younger ages 3–10.
١١إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ
١٢اِثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ
١٣ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ
١٤أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ
١٥خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ
١٦سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ
١٧سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ
١٨ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ
١٩تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ
٢٠عِشْرُونَ
Age-Card Mission
Choose the question or age line that matches each person.
خَالِد
١٢
Choose the correct question.
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Grammar · notice · choose · repair
One noun, three useful endings عُمْرٌ ← عُمْرُكَ / عُمْرُكِ / عُمْرِي
The same attached endings from the name question return with the noun عُمْرٌ.
Language pattern
عُمْرage
+ـكَ / ـكِ / ـِيyour (m.) / your (f.) / my
Ages 11–20١٤ سَنَةًsingular “year”
↔
Younger ages 3–10٥ سَنَوَاتٍplural “years”
كَمْ عُمْرُكِ؟ — عُمْرِي ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.
Choose the ending from the listener; answer with عُمْرِي regardless of your gender.
Do not copy the question ending into the answer
عُمْرُكَ means “your age”. Your own answer begins عُمْرِي.
Age-pattern decision check
Choose the correct ending, number phrase or form of “year”.
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Listening · predict · identify · check
Catch the listener and the ageاِسْتَمِعْ إِلَى السُّؤَالِ وَالعُمْرِ
Predict whether the question ends in -ka or -ki, then listen for the age number.
Boy or girl?
Expect -ka for a boy and -ki for a girl.
First for the ending, then the number
Do not try to write every word on the first reading.
Check the transcript after trying
Underline the exact ending and age phrase you heard.
Listening practice · names and ages
🎧 Audio is coming soon.
Listen and identify
Six questions based on three short exchanges.
Reader instruction: read exchanges 1–3 twice. Pause after each exchange on the second reading.
Reveal the complete listening script
- مَرْحَبًا. مَا اسْمُكَ؟ — اِسْمِي خَالِد. كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟ — عُمْرِي اِثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.
- مَرْحَبًا. مَا اسْمُكِ؟ — اِسْمِي زَيْنَب. كَمْ عُمْرُكِ؟ — عُمْرِي ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.
- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ. اِسْمِي يُوسُف. عُمْرِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. وَأَنْتَ؟
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Reading · scan · match · prove
Read a short name-and-age exchangeاِقْرَأْ حِوَارًا قَصِيرًا عَنِ الاِسْمِ وَالعُمْرِ
Scan for names, question endings and age numbers before answering.
Dialogue: Adam meets Maryam
آدَم
السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ. مَا اسْمُكِ؟Peace be upon you. What is your name?
مَرْيَم
وَعَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ. اِسْمِي مَرْيَم. وَأَنْتَ؟And upon you peace. My name is Maryam. And you?
آدَم
اِسْمِي آدَم. كَمْ عُمْرُكِ؟My name is Adam. How old are you?
مَرْيَم
عُمْرِي أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. وَأَنْتَ؟I am fourteen years old. And you?
آدَم
عُمْرِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.I am fifteen years old.
Find the evidence
Answer five questions, then point to the exact Arabic that proves each answer.
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Speaking · model · rehearse · respond
Exchange names and agesتَبَادَلِ الاِسْمَ وَالعُمْرَ
Use a clear sequence: greet, ask the name, ask the age, answer and ask back.
Model exchange
A
مَرْحَبًا. مَا اسْمُكَ؟ / مَا اسْمُكِ؟Hello. What is your name?
B
اِسْمِي __________. وَأَنْتَ؟ / وَأَنْتِ؟My name is ____. And you?
A
اِسْمِي __________. كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟ / كَمْ عُمْرُكِ؟My name is ____. How old are you?
B
عُمْرِي __________ سَنَةً. وَأَنْتَ؟ / وَأَنْتِ؟I am ____ years old. And you?
Random partner prompt
خَالِد · ١٢Ask: كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟
Partner answers: عُمْرِي اِثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.
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Writing · model · build · check
Write your age line and mini-dialogueاُكْتُبْ عُمْرَكَ وَحِوَارًا قَصِيرًا
Choose the route that gives you fair access: type on screen, write or draw on screen, or write on paper.
مَا اسْمُكِ؟
اِسْمِي مَرْيَم. كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟
عُمْرِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.
- Arabic begins on the right.
- The question ends with ؟.
- I chose كَ or كِ for the listener.
- I used عُمْرِي before the number.
- I used سَنَةً after an age from 11–20.
Choose your writing route
Core: write your own age line. Develop: write a four-line name-and-age exchange. Stretch: include one younger age and use سَنَوَاتٍ.
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Write the age questions, your answer and the mini-dialogue with a mouse, finger or pen.
On paper: write your own age line, both gendered questions and a four-line name-and-age exchange. Stretch: include one younger age with سَنَوَاتٍ.
Not yet marked complete.
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Consolidate · apply · check
Show that you can exchange ages accuratelyأَظْهِرْ قُدْرَتَكَ عَلَى تَبَادُلِ العُمْرِ
The final check combines vocabulary, number forms and the age question.
Ten-question age checkpoint
Aim for at least 8/10, then complete the speaking and writing tasks.