Learning Objectives · أَهْدَافُ الدَّرْسِ
Choose your route and revision goal
This is the final rich revision chapter in the Numeracy strand. Begin with the Core route, then move into Develop and Stretch for complete dates, schedules, birthdays, date calculations and calendar reading.
Core
- Name the seven days.
- Recognise the twelve Western months in Arabic script.
- Ask and answer مَا التَّارِيخُ؟.
Develop
- Build full dates with ordinal numbers.
- Describe birthdays and school events.
- Read notices and timetables.
Stretch
- Handle years and 24-hour schedules.
- Calculate gaps between dates.
- Explain date-order differences.
How to use this chapter
Complete one teaching cycle, one skills task and at least one Explorer or Builder game. Finish with the Strand Championship and Mission Complete checklist.
Objectives
- Name the seven days — and see the numbers hiding inside them Listening
- Read and write the twelve Western months in Arabic script (يَنَايِر، فِبْرَايِر…) Reading
- Say and dictate dates in a clear formal format: اليَوْمُ الأَوَّلُ مِنْ شَهْرِ مَايُو Speaking
- Write your important dates — birthday, Eids, holidays Writing
Success Criteria
- 🟢 I can say today's day and name any month in Arabic.
- 🟠 I can build any date 1st–10th with the masculine ordinal: الخَامِسُ مِنْ مَارِس.
- 🟧 I can answer مَتَى عِيدُ مِيلَادُكَ؟ in full — and I know why date ordinals are masculine when clock ordinals were feminine.
Why this matters in the exam
This course practises the Western calendar months in Arabic script because dates appear naturally across the four skills: birthdays in Speaking, trip dates in Listening, school notices in Reading and letters that open with a date in Writing. The classic ear trap is يُونْيُو / يُولْيُو (June/July) — one letter apart. We disarm it today.
Part 1 · الجُزْءُ الأَوَّلُ
The counted week — أَيَّامُ الأُسْبُوعِ
Look closely at the days and you'll find Lesson 1 smiling back at you: الأَحَد shares its root with وَاحِد (one), الاثْنَيْن with اثْنَان (two), الثُّلَاثَاء with ثَلَاثَة (three)… The Arabic week is literally a counting song, from Day One to Day Five — then two special guests.
Vocabulary The seven days — سَبْعَةُ أَيَّامٍ
| اليَوْمُ | Day | The number inside |
|---|---|---|
| يَوْمُ الأَحَدِ | Sunday | وَاحِد — “Day One” |
| يَوْمُ الاثْنَيْنِ | Monday | اثْنَان — “Day Two” |
| يَوْمُ الثُّلَاثَاءِ | Tuesday | ثَلَاثَة — “Day Three” |
| يَوْمُ الأَرْبِعَاءِ | Wednesday | أَرْبَعَة — “Day Four” |
| يَوْمُ الخَمِيسِ | Thursday | خَمْسَة — “Day Five” |
| يَوْمُ الجُمُعَةِ | Friday | from جَمَعَ “to gather” — the day of Jummah! 🕌 |
| يَوْمُ السَّبْتِ | Saturday | from “rest” — cousin of the word Sabbath |
Asking about days
مَا اليَوْمُ؟ — اليَوْمُ يَوْمُ الخَمِيسِ.
What day is it? — Today is Thursday.
And the neighbours: أَمْسِ yesterday · اليَوْمَ today · غَدًا tomorrow.
What day is it? — Today is Thursday.
And the neighbours: أَمْسِ yesterday · اليَوْمَ today · غَدًا tomorrow.
Memory gift 🎁
You only truly memorise TWO days — الجُمُعَة and السَّبْت. The other five you already knew the moment you finished Lesson 1. Count them off on your fingers: one-Sunday, two-Monday, three-Tuesday, four-Wednesday, five-Thursday. 🎙️
✍️ Quiz 1 — Day Counter Score: 0/5
💬 Count on your fingers before you tap!
1. يَوْمُ الثُّلَاثَاءِ = ?
✔️ Day Three — ثَلَاثَة is hiding inside. Sunday is Day One, so three lands on Tuesday.
2. Which day hides the number FIVE?
✔️ الخَمِيس ← خَمْسَة. Thursday is Day Five.
3. يَوْمُ الجُمُعَةِ comes from the root meaning:
✔️ جَمَعَ = to gather — the community gathering for Jummah prayer. The week's crown. 🕌
4. Today is يَوْمُ الاثْنَيْنِ. غَدًا is:
✔️ غَدًا = tomorrow: Day Two → Day Three. (Yesterday would be أَمْسِ.)
5. مَا اليَوْمُ؟ asks about:
✔️ “What day is it?” — answer: اليَوْمُ يَوْمُ… The date question comes next!
Part 2 · الجُزْءُ الثَّانِي
The twelve months — شُهُورُ السَّنَةِ
Here is the core list for this course: the Western calendar months, written in Arabic script. The wonderful news? They are transliterations — sound them out and English pops right out. Twelve words, and you already half-know all of them.
Vocabulary The Western months — الشُّهُورُ المِيلَادِيَّةُ
يَنَايِر1 · January
فِبْرَايِر2 · February
مَارِس3 · March
أَبْرِيل4 · April
مَايُو5 · May
يُونْيُو6 · June
يُولْيُو7 · July
أَغُسْطُس8 · August
سِبْتَمْبِر9 · September
أُكْتُوبِر10 · October
نُوفَمْبِر11 · November
دِيسَمْبِر12 · December
The June/July ear trap 👂
يُونْيُو (June) and يُولْيُو (July) differ by ONE letter: ن vs ل. In fast Listening audio they blur. The anchor: JuNe has the ن (nūn), JuLy has the ل (lām). N for نون, L for لام — the trap dissolves.
Heritage link 🌙 — two calendars, one life
You live by BOTH calendars: التَّقْوِيمُ المِيلَادِيُّ (the Western/Gregorian — مِيلَاد = birth, dating from the birth of ʿĪsā عليه السلام) and التَّقْوِيمُ الهِجْرِيُّ (dating from the Hijrah). And you already know a Hijri fact in exam Arabic: Ramadan is الشَّهْرُ التَّاسِعُ — Lesson 1's ordinal, doing sacred work.
✍️ Quiz 2 — Month Master Score: 0/6
👍 Sound them out — the English is hiding inside!
1. مَارِس = ?
✔️ Sound it out: Māris → March, month 3.
2. Month number 9 is:
✔️ September — the back-to-school month. (October is 10, November 11.)
3. 👂 The trip is فِي يُولْيُو. That's:
✔️ The ل gives it away: JuLy = يُولْيُو. June would carry the ن.
4. Which month comes straight after أَبْرِيل?
✔️ April → May: أَبْرِيل → مَايُو. (March comes before, June after May.)
5. التَّقْوِيمُ المِيلَادِيُّ means:
✔️ From مِيلَاد (birth). The Islamic one is الهِجْرِيُّ, counting from the Hijrah.
6. In the Hijri calendar, Ramadan is الشَّهْرُ التَّاسِعُ — month number:
✔️ التَّاسِعُ = ninth — Lesson 1's ordinal marking the holiest month. 🌙
Part 3 · الجُزْءُ الثَّالِثُ
Saying the date — مَا التَّارِيخُ اليَوْمَ؟
Now the core date formula: اليَوْمُ الأَوَّلُ مِنْ شَهْرِ مَايُو — “the first day of the month of May”. It is built entirely from parts you own: Lesson 1's ordinals + مِنْ + a month. One pattern, every date of the year.
The formula Ordinal + مِنْ (شَهْرِ) + month
| Date | بِالعَرَبِيَّةِ | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May | اليَوْمُ الأَوَّلُ مِنْ شَهْرِ مَايُو | the full exam format |
| 3 Sep | الثَّالِثُ مِنْ سِبْتَمْبِر | the everyday short form — شَهْرِ optional |
| 5 Mar | الخَامِسُ مِنْ مَارِس | Lesson 1 ordinals, masculine |
| 10 Jan | العَاشِرُ مِنْ يَنَايِر | 1st–10th: your core set |
| 15 Aug | الخَامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنْ أَغُسْطُس | teens: الحَادِيَ عَشَرَ، الثَّانِيَ عَشَرَ… |
| 20 Dec | العِشْرُونَ مِنْ دِيسَمْبِر | tens work as ordinals too |
| 25 May | الخَامِسُ وَالعِشْرُونَ مِنْ مَايُو | compounds: “the fifth-and-twentieth” |
The great gender contrast ⚖️
Clock times were feminine (السَّاعَةُ الخَامِسَةُ) because سَاعَة is feminine. Dates are masculine (اليَوْمُ الخَامِسُ) because يَوْم is masculine. Same rule, opposite outfits — the system has never once changed since Lesson 1. That is the whole secret of Arabic numbers.
Writing it in digits
Arabic writes dates day/month/year, just like the UK: ٢٠٢٦/٥/١ = 1 May 2026. And the year in words? سَنَةَ أَلْفَيْنِ وَسِتَّةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ — “two thousand (a dual!) and six-and-twenty”. Recognise it; digits are fine to produce.
The birthday question 🎂 — guaranteed Speaking material
مَتَى عِيدُ مِيلَادُكَ؟ — عِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي الخَامِسِ مِنْ مَارِس.
When is your birthday? — My birthday is on the 5th of March. Notice فِي الخَامِسِ — after فِي the ordinal takes a kasrah, exactly as clock times did (فِي السَّاعَةِ الخَامِسَةِ). Old friend, new context.
✍️ Quiz 3 — Date Builder Score: 0/5
💬 Build it aloud before tapping!
1. "The first of May" (full exam format):
✔️ يَوْم is masculine → الأَوَّلُ. (الأُولَى was for feminine السَّنَة الأُولَى.)
2. الثَّالِثُ مِنْ سِبْتَمْبِر = ?
✔️ الثَّالِثُ = the third. The 13th would be الثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ — two words.
3. Why اليَوْمُ الخَامِسُ but السَّاعَةُ الخَامِسَةُ؟
✔️ Six lessons, one unchanging rule: the number dresses to match its noun. 🗝️
4. عِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي العِشْرِينَ مِنْ يُونْيُو — the birthday is:
✔️ العِشْرِينَ = the 20th, and the ن in يُونْيُو = JuNe. Both traps dodged at once!
5. Write ٢٠٢٦/٣/١٥ in words:
✔️ Day/month/year order: 15 March 2026 → the teen ordinal الخَامِسَ عَشَرَ.
Part 4 · الجُزْءُ الرَّابِعُ
Dates in my life — تَوَارِيخُ مُهِمَّةٌ
A date only matters when it belongs to something — a birthday, an Eid, the first day of the holidays. Here is the vocabulary of the year's landmarks, and the sentence patterns to talk about yours.
Vocabulary The landmarks of the year
| المُنَاسَبَةُ | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| عِيدُ مِيلَادٍ | birthday | عِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي أَبْرِيل |
| عِيدُ الفِطْرِ / عِيدُ الأَضْحَى | Eid al-Fitr / Eid al-Adha | the two great celebrations 🌙 |
| رَأْسُ السَّنَةِ | New Year | literally “the head of the year” |
| العُطْلَةُ | the holiday(s) | العُطْلَةُ الصَّيْفِيَّةُ — summer holidays! |
| بِدَايَةُ المَدْرَسَةِ | the start of school | فِي سِبْتَمْبِر — sorry! |
| الاِمْتِحَانَاتُ | the exams | فِي مَايُو وَيُونْيُو |
| رِحْلَةٌ | a trip | رِحْلَةُ المَدْرَسَةِ — the school trip |
| الأُسْبُوعَ القَادِمَ / المَاضِيَ | next / last week | works with الشَّهْر and السَّنَة too |
Sentence patterns — your whole year in Arabic
عِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي الخَامِسِ مِنْ يُولْيُو. — My birthday is on 5 July.
تَبْدَأُ العُطْلَةُ فِي العِشْرِينَ مِنْ دِيسَمْبِر. — The holidays start on 20 December.
الاِمْتِحَانُ يَوْمَ الخَمِيسِ، الثَّانِي مِنْ مَايُو. — The exam is on Thursday, 2 May. Day + date together (يَوْمَ الخَمِيسِ، الثَّانِي مِنْ…) is exactly how school notices and exam papers write it.
تَبْدَأُ العُطْلَةُ فِي العِشْرِينَ مِنْ دِيسَمْبِر. — The holidays start on 20 December.
الاِمْتِحَانُ يَوْمَ الخَمِيسِ، الثَّانِي مِنْ مَايُو. — The exam is on Thursday, 2 May. Day + date together (يَوْمَ الخَمِيسِ، الثَّانِي مِنْ…) is exactly how school notices and exam papers write it.
✍️ Quiz 4 — My Year Score: 0/5
👥 Partner check: translate aloud first.
1. العُطْلَةُ = ?
✔️ Everyone's favourite word — العُطْلَةُ الصَّيْفِيَّةُ, the summer holidays.
2. رَأْسُ السَّنَةِ literally means:
✔️ New Year = the year's “head” — Arabic loves a good body metaphor.
3. تَبْدَأُ الاِمْتِحَانَاتُ فِي الخَامِسِ مِنْ مَايُو:
✔️ تَبْدَأُ = start (from Lesson 2's تَبْدَأُ المَدْرَسَةُ), and الخَامِسِ = the 5th.
4. الأُسْبُوعَ القَادِمَ = ?
✔️ قَادِم = coming. Last week is المَاضِي — “the one that passed”.
5. The notice reads: الرِّحْلَةُ يَوْمَ الأَرْبِعَاءِ، العَاشِرَ مِنْ يُونْيُو. The trip is:
✔️ الأَرْبِعَاء = Day Four = Wednesday, العَاشِر = 10th, and the ن = June. Three skills, one line.
Numeracy Connections · رَبْطُ الْمَهَارَاتِ
How dates complete the Numeracy strand
Lesson 1 · Numbers
الخَامِسُ وَالعِشْرُونَ
Cardinals and ordinals build date numbers.
Lesson 2 · Time
يَوْمَ الاثْنَيْنِ فِي السَّاعَةِ الثَّامِنَةِ
Dates and times combine to form schedules.
Lesson 3 · Age
عِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي...
Birthdays connect dates with personal information.
Lessons 4–5
العَرْضُ صَالِحٌ حَتَّى ٣٠ يُونْيُو
Prices, labels and measurements often include expiry dates.
Skills Studio · اِسْتَعْمِلِ التَّارِيخَ
Read, listen, speak and write with dates
Reading School calendar
يَبْدَأُ الفَصْلُ الدِّرَاسِيُّ يَوْمَ الاثْنَيْنِ، السَّابِعَ مِنْ سِبْتَمْبَر. يَوْمُ الرِّيَاضَةِ فِي الثَّانِي وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ أُكْتُوبَر. تَبْدَأُ عُطْلَةُ الشِّتَاءِ فِي التَّاسِعَ عَشَرَ مِنْ دِيسَمْبَر، وَنَعُودُ إِلَى المَدْرَسَةِ فِي الرَّابِعِ مِنْ يَنَايِر.
- When does the term begin?
- What date is Sports Day?
- When does the winter holiday begin?
- When do students return?
7 September · 22 October · 19 December · 4 January.
Listening Important dates
Listen without looking first. Write the three birthdays in day/month format.
🎧 Recorded audio.
Listening script
١. اِسْمِي سَارَةُ، وَعِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي الثَّالِثِ مِنْ مَارِس.
٢. اِسْمِي عُمَرُ، وَعِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي العَاشِرِ مِنْ يُونْيُو.
٣. اِسْمِي زَيْنَبُ، وَعِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي الحَادِي وَالثَّلَاثِينَ مِنْ دِيسَمْبِر — لَيْلَةَ رَأْسِ السَّنَةِ!
٢. اِسْمِي عُمَرُ، وَعِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي العَاشِرِ مِنْ يُونْيُو.
٣. اِسْمِي زَيْنَبُ، وَعِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي الحَادِي وَالثَّلَاثِينَ مِنْ دِيسَمْبِر — لَيْلَةَ رَأْسِ السَّنَةِ!
Check answers
Sara: 3/3 · Omar: 10/6 · Zaynab: 31/12.
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Speaking My year
Give a short presentation containing:
- your birthday or a fictional birthday;
- two school dates;
- one family celebration;
- one holiday;
- at least one date with a number above 20.
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Writing My annual calendar
Write 8–10 Arabic sentences about important dates in your year.
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Stretch Years and date order
| Date | Arabic expression | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 5/3/2027 | الخَامِسُ مِنْ مَارِس سَنَةَ أَلْفَيْنِ وَسَبْعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ | day → month → year |
| 18/04/2028 | الثَّامِنَ عَشَرَ مِنْ أَبْرِيل سَنَةَ أَلْفَيْنِ وَثَمَانٍ وَعِشْرِينَ | ordinal day + month |
| 01/07/2030 | الأَوَّلُ مِنْ يُولْيُو سَنَةَ أَلْفَيْنِ وَثَلَاثِينَ | first of July |
Curriculum Connection · الصِّلَةُ بِالْمَنْهَجِ
How dates support wider language skills — التَّارِيخُ فِي مَهَارَاتِ اللُّغَةِ
Three disguises: a school notice in Reading, birthdays in Listening, and the personal questions in Speaking. All three, one last time.
Task A · Reading 📖 The school notice — إِعْلَانٌ: أَيَّامٌ مُهِمَّةٌ
تَبْدَأُ الاِمْتِحَانَاتُ يَوْمَ الاثْنَيْنِ، الرَّابِعَ مِنْ مَايُو.
رِحْلَةُ المَدْرَسَةِ يَوْمَ الأَرْبِعَاءِ، العَاشِرَ مِنْ يُونْيُو.
عِيدُ الأَضْحَى يَوْمَ الأَرْبِعَاءِ، السَّابِعَ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ مَايُو — عُطْلَةٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ!
تَبْدَأُ العُطْلَةُ الصَّيْفِيَّةُ فِي الأَوَّلِ مِنْ يُولْيُو.
رِحْلَةُ المَدْرَسَةِ يَوْمَ الأَرْبِعَاءِ، العَاشِرَ مِنْ يُونْيُو.
عِيدُ الأَضْحَى يَوْمَ الأَرْبِعَاءِ، السَّابِعَ وَالعِشْرِينَ مِنْ مَايُو — عُطْلَةٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ!
تَبْدَأُ العُطْلَةُ الصَّيْفِيَّةُ فِي الأَوَّلِ مِنْ يُولْيُو.
- On which day AND date do the exams begin?
- When is the school trip? (Watch the June/July trap!)
- What happens on 27 May — and why is everyone happy?
- When do the summer holidays begin?
- Detective question: how many days of holiday between the trip (10 June) and the end of June?
- Monday 4 May — يَوْمَ الاثْنَيْنِ، الرَّابِعَ مِنْ مَايُو (Day Two + the 4th).
- Wednesday 10 June — the ن in يُونْيُو confirms June, not July.
- Eid al-Adha — السَّابِعَ وَالعِشْرِينَ = the 27th, and it's عُطْلَةٌ لِلْجَمِيعِ — a holiday for everyone! 🎉
- 1 July — فِي الأَوَّلِ مِنْ يُولْيُو, this time with the ل of July.
- June has 30 days → 30 − 10 = 20 days. The notice never says it; your Lesson 1 arithmetic does.
Task B · Listening 🎧 Three birthdays
Listen without looking first. Ask a partner or reader to say each line twice, then write each birthday in day/month format.
🎧 Audio is coming soon.
Listening script
١. اِسْمِي سَارَةُ، وَعِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي الثَّالِثِ مِنْ مَارِس.٢. اِسْمِي عُمَرُ، وَعِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي العَاشِرِ مِنْ يُونْيُو.
٣. اِسْمِي زَيْنَبُ، وَعِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي الحَادِي وَالثَّلَاثِينَ مِنْ دِيسَمْبِر — لَيْلَةَ رَأْسِ السَّنَةِ!
1. Sara — 3/3 (الثَّالِثِ مِنْ مَارِس).
2. Omar — 10/6 (يُونْيُو with the ن — anyone who wrote July replays the line!).
3. Zaynab — 31/12 (الحَادِي وَالثَّلَاثِينَ = the thirty-first), New Year's Eve — لَيْلَةَ رَأْسِ السَّنَةِ.
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Task C · Speaking & Writing ✍️ Your dates — تَوَارِيخُكَ!
Answer aloud 🎙️, then write. These are high-value speaking questions.
Examiner questions
مَا التَّارِيخُ اليَوْمَ؟
مَتَى عِيدُ مِيلَادُكَ؟
مَتَى تَبْدَأُ العُطْلَةُ الصَّيْفِيَّةُ؟
مَتَى عِيدُ مِيلَادُكَ؟
مَتَى تَبْدَأُ العُطْلَةُ الصَّيْفِيَّةُ؟
اليَوْمُ يَوْمُ الأَحَدِ، الثَّانِيَ عَشَرَ مِنْ يُولْيُو. — عِيدُ مِيلَادِي فِي الخَامِسِ مِنْ مَارِس. — تَبْدَأُ العُطْلَةُ الصَّيْفِيَّةُ فِي الأَوَّلِ مِنْ يُولْيُو، وَأَنَا سَعِيدٌ جِدًّا!
Today is Sunday, 12 July. — My birthday is on 5 March. — The summer holidays start on 1 July, and I'm very happy!
💡 The last answer adds a feeling (وَأَنَا سَعِيدٌ جِدًّا) — the one-extra-detail habit that lifts every role-play into the top band.
💡 The last answer adds a feeling (وَأَنَا سَعِيدٌ جِدًّا) — the one-extra-detail habit that lifts every role-play into the top band.
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Calendar Playground · مَلْعَبُ التَّقْوِيمِ
Learn by matching days, building dates and solving calendar problems
🟢 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. Complete independently or share it through your usual learning system. ✍️ The Hot task is the strand's capstone!
🟢 Mild
Make a calendar page: all twelve months in Arabic script in order, then mark four family birthdays with the date written in words (e.g. الخَامِسُ مِنْ مَارِس).
🟠 Spicy
Write «تَوَارِيخِي المُهِمَّةُ» — eight sentences about your year's landmark dates (birthday, both Eids, school start, holidays, a trip…), each using the ordinal + مِنْ + month format.
🟧 Hot — the Capstone 🏆
Write «صَفْحَةٌ مِنْ حَيَاتِي بِالأَرْقَامِ» (A page of my life, in numbers): one paragraph using all six lessons — your age, a clock time from your day, a price you paid, a quantity you bought, and a date you're looking forward to. Fully vowelled. This is your Numbers Strand certificate!
Mission Complete · أَتْمَمْتَ الْمَهَمَّةَ
🎉 Numeracy Mastery strand complete
If you can do these confidently, you have mastered Lesson 6 and completed the Numeracy strand:
- ✅ name all seven days and twelve Western months;
- ✅ ask and answer the date;
- ✅ build ordinal dates accurately;
- ✅ describe birthdays and events;
- ✅ read school notices and schedules;
- ✅ combine dates with time, age, money and measurements;
- ⭐ complete the Calendar Playground and Strand Championship.
Interactive Game · آلَةُ التَّقْوِيمِ
🎮 The Calendar Machine — اِقْرَأِ التَّارِيخَ!
The calendar flips to a random page — you pick the correct Arabic. Dates, days and months all appear. Eight rounds. 👥 Breakout teams: the sharpest calendar wins the year!
Round 1 of 8
Score: 0/8
📅 THE DATE
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مَايُو
say the date
Choose the correct Arabic:
Grand Finale · الخَاتِمَةُ الكُبْرَى
🏆 The Numbers Strand Championship
Ten questions — one from every corner of the strand: digits, agreement, time, age, money, measurements and dates. Score 8+ and you are officially a Master of Arabic Numbers. 💬 Final scores in the chat — this is the big one!
🏆 The Championship — Lessons 1–6 Score: 0/10
First try counts. بِسْمِ اللهِ — for the title!
1. 🔢 (L1) The price tag reads ٧٤:
✔️ Digits read left-to-right, and ٧ = 7 (the V), ٤ = 4.
2. 🔢 (L1) Three cars:
✔️ سَيَّارَة is feminine → the flip drops the ة. Where it all began.
3. ⏰ (L2) السَّاعَةُ الخَامِسَةُ إِلَّا رُبُعًا = ?
✔️ إِلَّا subtracts — the trap that never works on you again.
4. 🎂 (L3) "I am sixteen":
✔️ Feminine teen + Rung 3 singular سَنَةً — the Age Ladder holding firm.
5. 💰 (L4) "Five pounds":
✔️ The Mirror: masculine جُنَيْه keeps the number's ة.
6. 💰 (L4) The bill is 65; you pay 100. البَاقِي = ?
✔️ 100 − 65 = 35: “five-and-thirty pounds”. Maths and the Mirror together.
7. ⚖️ (L5) نِصْفُ كِيلُو = ?
✔️ Half of a thousand — the shopper's conversion, drilled and won.
8. 📅 (L6) Month number 9 in the Western calendar:
✔️ September. (And in the Hijri calendar, month 9 is Ramadan — الشَّهْرُ التَّاسِعُ.)
9. 📅 (L6) "The first of May", exam format:
✔️ The core date formula — masculine الأَوَّلُ for masculine يَوْم.
10. 🗝️ (The Strand) One rule explains خَمْسُ سَنَوَاتٍ، خَمْسَةُ جُنَيْهَاتٍ، السَّاعَةُ الخَامِسَةُ، اليَوْمُ الخَامِسُ. It is:
🏆 THE key of the whole strand. Six lessons, hundreds of examples, ONE system. You didn't memorise Arabic numbers — you understood them. مَا شَاءَ الله!