This is a fun one to try in the car on the way home when the kids are old enough to know which way is the right way home.
How Old Are You?
The main question . . .
”Ed-day or Ed-daysh 'om-rack (m)?
'om-rick (f)?
Technically this is asking "How many are your years?"
”Shrugs?
Answers in English?
Looks at you blankly?
Be ready for and OK with any response
Repeat by sandwiching your sentence with arabic/english/arabic again or give option answers
”senna walla sen-tayn? year (one year) or two years?, they can also just say wa-Had or it-nayn for one or two.
ta-laa-teh wul-la ar-ba'aa s'neen (informal) or seh-na-waat (more formal)? three or four years?
khum-seh wul-la sit-teh s'neen/seh-na-waat? five or six years?
Other Ideas
The kids also got a kick out of the compass feature on my mirror – so you can say:
Which direction are we going? –
North –
East –
South –
West –
Northwest –
Northeast –
Southwest-
Southeast –
