Learning Objectives · أَهْدَافُ الدَّرْسِ
Choose your route and revision goal
This is a rich revision chapter rather than a one-period script. Begin with the Core route, then move into Develop and Stretch for comparisons, family descriptions, hidden calculations and more accurate number–noun agreement.
Core
- Ask and answer كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟.
- Use عُمْرِي and لِي.
- Choose the correct “year” form for common ages.
Develop
- Use the full Age Ladder.
- Describe family ages.
- Compare older and younger people.
Stretch
- Explain gender changes in teens.
- Calculate age gaps from texts.
- Repair complex agreement errors.
How to use this chapter
Complete one teaching cycle, one skills task and at least one Explorer or Builder game. Return later for Scholar and Mastery challenges.
Objectives
- Ask and answer كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟ using both formulas: عُمْرِي… and لِي… Speaking
- Climb the Age Ladder: the four forms of “year” — سَنَةٌ، سَنَتَانِ، سَنَوَاتٍ، سَنَةً Writing
- Say the ages of everyone in your family, teens to seventies Listening
- Compare ages with أَكْبَرُ مِنْ / أَصْغَرُ مِنْ and state the gap with بِـ Reading
Success Criteria
- 🟢 I can answer كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟ with my own age, fully correct.
- 🟠 I can choose the right rung of the ladder for any age 1–99 — سَنَوَاتٍ for 3–10, singular سَنَةً for 11+.
- 🟧 I can write أَخِي أَكْبَرُ مِنِّي بِسَنَتَيْنِ-style comparisons about my real family, with correct teen gender.
Why this matters in the exam
Age appears in every paper: Speaking (guaranteed personal questions), Writing (the “describe your family” task loves ages), Listening (people introduce themselves), and Reading (profiles and forms). The examiners’ favourite age trap: ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ (13) vs ثَلَاثُونَ (30) — one syllable apart in fast speech. You’ll train that ear today.
Part 1 · الجُزْءُ الأَوَّلُ
Asking and answering — كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟
The word عُمْرٌ means “age” (literally life-span — the same root as عُمْرَة and the name عُمَر). Attach a little ending and it becomes my age, your age, his age — then just add the number.
Formula 1 The عُمْر family
| بِالعَرَبِيَّةِ | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| عُمْرِي | my age | عُمْرِي أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً — I am 14 |
| عُمْرُكَ | your age (to a boy/man) | كَمْ عُمْرُكَ يَا أَحْمَدُ؟ |
| عُمْرُكِ | your age (to a girl/woman) | كَمْ عُمْرُكِ يَا فَاطِمَةُ؟ |
| عُمْرُهُ | his age | أَخِي عُمْرُهُ سَبْعُ سَنَوَاتٍ — my brother is 7 |
| عُمْرُهَا | her age | أُخْتِي عُمْرُهَا عِشْرُونَ سَنَةً — my sister is 20 |
Formula 2 · The لِـ pattern — “I have … years”
Arabic can also say age the way French does (j’ai 16 ans): لِي سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً — literally “to me are sixteen years”. The family: لِي (I have) · لَكَ / لَكِ (you have) · لَهُ (he has) · لَهَا (she has). Both formulas earn full marks — عُمْرِي… is the safest everyday choice; recognise لِي… when you read or hear it.
Tiny letters, big difference
عُمْرُكَ (boy) vs عُمْرُكِ (girl) — only the final vowel changes. In the Speaking exam, listen for which one the examiner uses… and answer with عُمْرِي either way, so you can’t go wrong!
✍️ Quiz 1 — Ask Me Anything Score: 0/5
Think first, then tap to check.
1. كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟ means:
✔️ Literally “how much is your age?” — a high-frequency speaking question. (Last lesson’s كَمِ السَّاعَةُ؟ asked the time — same كَمْ, new noun.)
2. You are asking a girl her age. You say:
✔️ ـكِ with a kasrah = “your” for a female. (عُمْرُهَا would ask about HER — someone else!)
3. “My brother — his age is seven”:
✔️ عُمْرُهُ = his age. The middle option says “my brother, MY age is seven” — a classic mix-up!
4. لِي سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً means:
✔️ “To me are sixteen years” — Formula 2, just like French j’ai seize ans.
5. جَدَّتِي لَهَا سَبْعُونَ سَنَةً — who is seventy?
✔️ جَدَّتِي = my grandmother, and لَهَا = she has. Two feminine clues pointing the same way.
Part 2 · الجُزْءُ الثَّانِي
The Age Ladder — سَنَةٌ، سَنَتَانِ، سَنَوَاتٍ، سَنَةً
Here is the heart of the lesson. As a person gets older, the word for “year” climbs a ladder and changes form four times. It looks mysterious — until you realise it is simply Lesson 1’s golden rules, applied to one very important feminine noun: سَنَةٌ.
The Ladder Four rungs, every age from 1 to 100
| Age | Rung | الصِّيغَةُ | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rung 1 | سَنَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ | عُمْرُ أَخِي الصَّغِيرِ سَنَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ — the baby is 1 |
| 2 | Rung 1 | سَنَتَانِ | عُمْرُهَا سَنَتَانِ — she is 2 (the dual!) |
| 3–10 | Rung 2 | …سَنَوَاتٍ | عُمْرُهُ خَمْسُ سَنَوَاتٍ — he is 5 (plural) |
| 11–99 | Rung 3 | …سَنَةً | عُمْرِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً — I am 15 (back to singular!) |
| 100 | Rung 4 | مِائَةُ سَنَةٍ | عَاشَ مِائَةَ سَنَةٍ — he lived 100 years |
Why the flip on Rung 2?
سَنَةٌ is feminine — so numbers 3–10 do the Lesson 1 gender flip and drop the ة: ثَلَاثُ سَنَوَاتٍ، خَمْسُ سَنَوَاتٍ، عَشْرُ سَنَوَاتٍ. Same rule, familiar face.
The Rung 3 surprise
From 11 upwards, the noun snaps back to the singular: سَنَةً with a fatḥatayn. Students who write ✗ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَوَاتٍ lose the mark — “fifteen year”, not “fifteen years”, is correct Arabic!
The teens go feminine — your age lives here!
In Lesson 1 you learned the teens with masculine nouns: خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ. But سَنَةٌ is feminine, so ages 11–19 use the feminine teen set:
١١ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ · ١٢ اِثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ · ١٣ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ · ١٤ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ · ١٥ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ
١٦ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ · ١٧ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ · ١٨ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ · ١٩ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ Notice the pattern: the unit drops its ة (the flip!) while عَشْرَةَ gains one. Say your own age three times now — it’s the single most useful phrase in this course. 🎙️
١١ إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ · ١٢ اِثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ · ١٣ ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ · ١٤ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ · ١٥ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ
١٦ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ · ١٧ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ · ١٨ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ · ١٩ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ Notice the pattern: the unit drops its ة (the flip!) while عَشْرَةَ gains one. Say your own age three times now — it’s the single most useful phrase in this course. 🎙️
✍️ Quiz 2 — Climb the Ladder Score: 0/6
👍 Which rung? Decide before you tap.
1. The baby is one year old:
✔️ Rung 1: noun first, number after, matching gender — Lesson 1’s Rule 1 exactly.
2. “She is two years old”:
✔️ The dual ending ـَانِ says “two” all by itself — no number word needed.
3. عُمْرُ أُخْتِي تِسْعُ سَنَوَاتٍ — my sister is:
✔️ تِسْعُ = 9 (Rung 2 → plural سَنَوَاتٍ). Nineteen would be تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً — Rung 3, singular.
4. “I am fifteen years old”:
✔️ Feminine teen (سَنَةٌ is feminine) + singular سَنَةً. The first option uses the masculine teen; the last breaks Rung 3.
5. After 11+, the word for “year” is:
✔️ The Rung 3 surprise: big numbers take a singular noun. “Fifteen year” is perfect Arabic.
6. Spot the ERROR: ✗ عُمْرِي أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَوَاتٍ
✔️ 14 is Rung 3 → أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. The teen itself is correctly feminine — only the noun form is wrong.
Part 3 · الجُزْءُ الثَّالِثُ
Tens, compounds & the whole family — أَعْمَارُ العَائِلَةِ
Parents and grandparents live on Rung 3 too — tens and compounds always take singular سَنَةً. One new detail: in compound ages (25, 34, 45…), the unit does the gender flip, because it is still counting feminine سَنَة.
Reference A family of ages
| مَنْ؟ | Age | بِالكَلِمَاتِ |
|---|---|---|
| أُخْتِي الصَّغِيرَةُ — my little sister | 5 | عُمْرُهَا خَمْسُ سَنَوَاتٍ |
| أَنَا — me | 14 | عُمْرِي أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً |
| أَخِي الكَبِيرُ — my big brother | 20 | عُمْرُهُ عِشْرُونَ سَنَةً |
| أُمِّي — my mother | 42 | عُمْرُهَا اِثْنَتَانِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً |
| أَبِي — my father | 45 | عُمْرُهُ خَمْسٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً |
| جَدَّتِي — my grandmother | 70 | عُمْرُهَا سَبْعُونَ سَنَةً |
Compound ages — spot the flip
45 = خَمْسٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً — the unit is خَمْسٌ (no ة!) because it counts feminine سَنَة. Compare Lesson 1’s خَمْسَةٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ جُنَيْهًا (pounds — masculine). Same skeleton, different clothes.
Stretch 🟧 · The عَامًا alternative
Arabic has a second word for year: عَامٌ — and it is masculine. So the same age flips everything back: عُمْرِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً = عُمْرِي خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ عَامًا. One number system, perfectly consistent — the gender always follows the noun. Recognise عَامًا in reading; produce سَنَةً in writing.
The 13/30 ear trap 👂
ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ (13) and ثَلَاثُونَ (30) — in fast Listening audio these blur together. The giveaway: teens have TWO words (unit + عَشْرَةَ); tens are ONE word ending ـُونَ. Same for 14/40, 15/50… Train it: a partner says one; hold up 1 finger (teen) or 3 fingers (ten). 🎙️
✍️ Quiz 3 — Family Numbers Score: 0/5
🖥️ Screen-share round — predict aloud first!
1. عُمْرُ أَخِي عِشْرُونَ سَنَةً — my brother is:
✔️ One word ending ـُونَ = a ten. Twelve would be two words: اِثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ.
2. “My father is 45”:
✔️ Unit flips for feminine سَنَة: خَمْسٌ without ة, and unit comes FIRST (Lesson 1’s “five-and-forty”).
3. 👂 You hear: عُمْرُ ابْنَتِي ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. You write:
✔️ Two words = a teen: 13. Thirty would be the single word ثَلَاثُونَ.
4. جَدِّي عُمْرُهُ سَبْعُونَ عَامًا — grandad is:
✔️ سَبْعُونَ = 70, and عَامًا is the masculine twin of سَنَةً — same meaning, same rung.
5. Why is it اِثْنَتَانِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً (42) with اِثْنَتَانِ, not اِثْنَانِ؟
✔️ Beautiful spot: units 1–2 follow Rule 1 (copy the gender), units 3–9 follow Rule 2 (flip). The whole system in one number.
Part 4 · الجُزْءُ الرَّابِعُ
Older, younger & the same age — أَكْبَرُ وَأَصْغَرُ
In many of your families, birth order is practically a job title — the eldest brother, the youngest sister, everyone knows their place! Arabic gives you elegant tools for it: أَكْبَرُ مِنْ (older/bigger than) and أَصْغَرُ مِنْ (younger/smaller than) — the أَفْعَلُ pattern you will meet again and again in advanced Arabic.
Vocabulary Comparison toolkit
| العِبَارَةُ | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| أَكْبَرُ مِنْ | older / bigger than | أَخِي أَكْبَرُ مِنِّي — my brother is older than me |
| أَصْغَرُ مِنْ | younger / smaller than | أُخْتِي أَصْغَرُ مِنْهُ — my sister is younger than him |
| بِسَنَةٍ / بِسَنَتَيْنِ | by one year / by two years | أَكْبَرُ مِنِّي بِسَنَتَيْنِ — older than me by two years |
| بِثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ | by three years | أَصْغَرُ مِنْهَا بِثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ |
| فِي نَفْسِ العُمْرِ | the same age | نَحْنُ فِي نَفْسِ العُمْرِ — we are the same age |
| الأَكْبَرُ / الأَصْغَرُ | the oldest / the youngest | أَنَا الأَصْغَرُ فِي عَائِلَتِي |
The مِنْ family
“Than me / you / him / her” glues onto مِنْ: مِنِّي (than me — note the doubled ن!) · مِنْكَ / مِنْكِ (than you) · مِنْهُ (than him) · مِنْهَا (than her).
The gap goes with بِـ
State the age difference with بِـ (“by”): أَبِي أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أُمِّي بِثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ — Dad is older than Mum by three years. Notice the ladder still applies after بِـ: بِسَنَةٍ، بِسَنَتَيْنِ، بِثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ.
Heritage link 🌟
Respect for elders is woven into both your deen and your languages — أَكْبَر is the same root you say in every prayer: اللهُ أَكْبَرُ, “Allah is greater (than everything)”. And Urdu speakers: baṛā bhāī (بڑا بھائی) is exactly الأَخُ الأَكْبَرُ. Your two heritage languages, agreeing about big brothers. 😄
✍️ Quiz 4 — Bigger, Smaller Score: 0/5
👥 Pair round: translate aloud before tapping.
1. أَكْبَرُ مِنْ = ?
✔️ From the root ك-ب-ر (big) — the same root as اللهُ أَكْبَرُ.
2. أُخْتِي أَصْغَرُ مِنِّي means:
✔️ مِنِّي = than ME (with the doubled ن). The sister is the subject doing the “being younger”.
3. “Older than me by two years”:
✔️ The dual again — بِسَنَتَيْنِ = by two years. (بِسَنَةٍ would be by ONE year.)
4. هُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْهَا بِخَمْسِ سَنَوَاتٍ:
✔️ مِنْهَا = than her, and بِخَمْسِ سَنَوَاتٍ — the ladder’s Rung 2 riding along after بِـ.
5. Your friend was also born in your birth year. You say:
✔️ “We are in the same age” — the friendly draw. 🤝
Numeracy Connections · رَبْطُ الْمَهَارَاتِ
How age connects with the Numbers strand
Lesson 1 · Numbers
خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ
Cardinal number formation is the foundation of every age expression.
Lesson 2 · Time
كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟ / كَمِ السَّاعَةُ؟
The question word كَمْ asks “how much/how many”.
Lesson 4 · Money
خَمْسُ سَنَوَاتٍ / خَمْسَةُ جُنَيْهَاتٍ
Age and money reveal opposite gender patterns.
Lesson 6 · Date
عِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي...
Age and birthdays combine naturally in personal information.
Skills Studio · اِسْتَعْمِلِ الْعُمْرَ
Read, listen, speak and write about age
Reading Family profile
اِسْمِي سَارَةُ وَعُمْرِي سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. أَخِي عُمَرُ عُمْرُهُ تِسْعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، وَهُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنِّي بِثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ. أُخْتِي لَيْلَى عُمْرُهَا ثَمَانِي سَنَوَاتٍ. أَبِي عُمْرُهُ سِتٌّ وَأَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً، وَأُمِّي أَصْغَرُ مِنْهُ بِسَنَتَيْنِ.
- How old is Sara?
- How old is Omar?
- How old is Layla?
- How old is Sara’s mother?
16 · 19 · 8 · 44.
Listening Three age introductions
Listen without looking first. Write the ages and one comparison.
🎧 Recorded audio.
Listening script
١. اِسْمِي كَرِيمٌ وَعُمْرِي ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.
٢. اِسْمِي لَيْلَى وَلِي عِشْرُونَ سَنَةً.
٣. اِسْمِي حَسَنٌ وَعُمْرِي ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً، وَأَنَا أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أَخِي بِأَرْبَعِ سَنَوَاتٍ. كَمْ عُمْرُ أَخِي؟
٢. اِسْمِي لَيْلَى وَلِي عِشْرُونَ سَنَةً.
٣. اِسْمِي حَسَنٌ وَعُمْرِي ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً، وَأَنَا أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أَخِي بِأَرْبَعِ سَنَوَاتٍ. كَمْ عُمْرُ أَخِي؟
Check answers
Karim: 13 · Layla: 20 · Hasan: 30 · Hasan's brother: 26.
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Speaking My family age map
Give a short presentation using at least five ages and two comparisons.
- your age or a fictional age;
- one younger person;
- one older person;
- one exact age gap;
- at least three different Age Ladder rungs.
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Writing Ages in my family
Write 7–9 Arabic sentences using both عُمْرُهُ / عُمْرُهَا and أَكْبَرُ مِنْ / أَصْغَرُ مِنْ.
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Stretch Hidden age calculations
Problem 1عُمْرُ مَرْيَمَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، وَأَخُوهَا أَكْبَرُ مِنْهَا بِسِتِّ سَنَوَاتٍ.
How old is her brother?
How old is her brother?
Problem 2الأَبُ عُمْرُهُ خَمْسُونَ سَنَةً، وَهُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنَ الأُمِّ بِثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ.
How old is the mother?
How old is the mother?
21 years old · 47 years old.
Curriculum Connection · الصِّلَةُ بِالْمَنْهَجِ
How age supports wider language skills — العُمْرُ فِي مَهَارَاتِ اللُّغَةِ
Age hides in family profiles (Reading), self-introductions (Listening), and the guaranteed personal questions (Speaking & Writing). All three, right now.
Task A · Reading 📖 Amina’s family — عَائِلَةُ آمِنَةَ
آمِنَةُ عُمْرُهَا أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. أَخُوهَا الكَبِيرُ يُوسُفُ عُمْرُهُ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، وَهُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنْهَا بِثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ. أُخْتُهَا الصَّغِيرَةُ مَرْيَمُ عُمْرُهَا خَمْسُ سَنَوَاتٍ. أَبُوهَا عُمْرُهُ خَمْسٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً، وَأُمُّهَا عُمْرُهَا اِثْنَتَانِ وَأَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً. جَدَّتُهَا عُمْرُهَا سَبْعُونَ سَنَةً، وَهِيَ أَكْبَرُ شَخْصٍ فِي البَيْتِ.
- How old is Amina?
- Who is five years old?
- By how many years is Yusuf older than Amina? Quote the Arabic phrase.
- Who is the oldest person in the house, and how old is she?
- Detective question: what is the age gap between the parents?
- 14 — أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً (two words = a teen).
- Maryam, the little sister — خَمْسُ سَنَوَاتٍ (Rung 2 plural confirms a small number).
- Three years — بِثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ.
- The grandmother, 70 — سَبْعُونَ سَنَةً, described as أَكْبَرُ شَخْصٍ فِي البَيْتِ.
- 3 years — 45 − 42. The text never states it; you calculated it from the words. That is exactly what top-band Reading questions ask you to do.
Task B · Listening 🎧 Three introductions
Listen without looking first. Ask a partner or reader to say each line twice at natural speed. Write each age in digits and beware the 13/30 contrast.
🎧 Audio is coming soon.
Listening script
١. اِسْمِي كَرِيمٌ وَعُمْرِي ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً.٢. اِسْمِي لَيْلَى وَلِي عِشْرُونَ سَنَةً.
٣. اِسْمِي حَسَنٌ وَعُمْرِي ثَلَاثُونَ سَنَةً، وَأَنَا أَكْبَرُ مِنْ أَخِي بِأَرْبَعِ سَنَوَاتٍ. كَمْ عُمْرُ أَخِي؟
1. Karim is 13 (ثَلَاثَ عَشْرَةَ — two words, a teen).
2. Layla is 20 — and she used Formula 2: لِي عِشْرُونَ سَنَةً.
3. Hasan is 30 (ثَلَاثُونَ — one word, a ten)… and his brother is 26 (30 − 4). A listening question with maths hidden inside — the examiners love these.
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Task C · Speaking & Writing ✍️ My family’s ages — أَعْمَارُ عَائِلَتِي
First answer aloud 🎙️, then write. Use at least three rungs of the ladder and one comparison with بِـ.
Role-play questions (examiner style)
كَمْ عُمْرُكَ؟ / كَمْ عُمْرُكِ؟
كَمْ عُمْرُ أَخِيكَ أَوْ أُخْتِكَ؟
مَنْ أَكْبَرُ شَخْصٍ فِي عَائِلَتِكَ؟
كَمْ عُمْرُ أَخِيكَ أَوْ أُخْتِكَ؟
مَنْ أَكْبَرُ شَخْصٍ فِي عَائِلَتِكَ؟
عُمْرِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً. أُخْتِي الصَّغِيرَةُ عُمْرُهَا سِتُّ سَنَوَاتٍ، وَأَنَا أَكْبَرُ مِنْهَا بِتِسْعِ سَنَوَاتٍ. أَخِي عُمْرُهُ سَبْعَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً، وَهُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنِّي بِسَنَتَيْنِ. أَكْبَرُ شَخْصٍ فِي عَائِلَتِي هُوَ جَدِّي — عُمْرُهُ خَمْسٌ وَسَبْعُونَ سَنَةً!
I am 15. My little sister is 6, and I am older than her by nine years. My brother is 17, older than me by two years. The oldest person in my family is my grandfather — he is 75!
💡 Count the rungs: سَنَةً (teens), سَنَوَاتٍ (6), بِسَنَتَيْنِ (dual), compound 75 — four patterns, one paragraph. That range is what turns a pass into a top band.
💡 Count the rungs: سَنَةً (teens), سَنَوَاتٍ (6), بِسَنَتَيْنِ (dual), compound 75 — four patterns, one paragraph. That range is what turns a pass into a top band.
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Age Playground · مَلْعَبُ الْعُمْرِ
Learn by climbing the ladder, comparing ages and repairing errors
🟢 Explorer · recognise
🔵 Builder · apply
🟣 Scholar · explain
🟠 Communicator · communicate
⭐ Mastery · teach it
Each preserved game now appears beside the language point it practises.
Homework · الوَاجِبُ المَنْزِلِيُّ
Choose your challenge
Pick one level. Due next lesson via Teams Assignments. ✍️
🟢 Mild
Make an Age Ladder poster: the four rungs with one example age each (1 · 2 · 7 · 15), fully vowelled — then add the real ages of four family members in digits with the correct rung labelled.
🟠 Spicy
Write eight sentences about family and friends’ ages using all four rungs of the ladder at least once, plus one sentence with the لِي / لَهُ / لَهَا formula.
🟧 Hot
Write a paragraph «أَعْمَارُ عَائِلَتِي» with everyone’s ages and three comparisons using أَكْبَرُ / أَصْغَرُ مِنْ … بِـ …, finishing with who is الأَكْبَرُ and who is الأَصْغَرُ.
Interactive Game · آلَةُ العُمْرِ
🎮 The Age Machine — كَمْ عُمْرُهُ؟
The machine picks a family member and an age — you pick the correct Arabic, choosing the right rung of the ladder and the right teen gender. Eight rounds. 👥 Team battle or 🎙️ cold-call — the distractors are sneaky, so read every letter!
Round 1 of 8
Score: 0/8
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أَحْمَدُ
his age
عُمْرُهُ ١٥
Complete the sentence in words:
Plenary · الخَاتِمَةُ
The Grand Age Challenge 🏆
Eight questions, all mixed. 6+ = success criteria met. 💬 Scores in the chat!
🏆 Final Quiz — everything, mixed Score: 0/8
First try counts. Bismillah!
1. The guaranteed Speaking question كَمْ عُمْرُكِ؟ is addressed to:
✔️ Final kasrah ـكِ = feminine “your”.
2. “He is eight years old”:
✔️ Rung 2: flip for feminine سَنَة (8 becomes ثَمَانِي) + plural سَنَوَاتٍ.
3. “I am sixteen”:
✔️ Feminine teen + singular سَنَةً — the exact phrase most of you will say in your Speaking exam.
4. 👂 One word or two? خَمْسُونَ means:
✔️ One word ending ـُونَ = a ten. Fifteen is two words: خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ.
5. لَهَا سَنَتَانِ means:
✔️ Formula 2 (لَهَا = she has) + the dual = a two-year-old girl.
6. أُمِّي أَصْغَرُ مِنْ أَبِي بِثَلَاثِ سَنَوَاتٍ. If Dad is 45, Mum is:
✔️ Younger by three → 45 − 3 = 42. Reading + arithmetic, exam style.
7. Which is CORRECT for 30?
✔️ Rung 3: everything from 11–99 takes singular سَنَةً.
8. Why does the same person’s age use خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً but خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ عَامًا؟
✔️ The deepest insight of the lesson: the number never has its “own” gender — it always dresses to match its noun. Master this and all of Arabic counting is yours. 🗝️