Numbers 1–10

Learn the full number forms and recognize the shorter forms used with some nouns.

Reading the Latin spelling

This is a simplified learning transcription adapted from the source, not a phonetic alphabet. sh = ش, kh = خ, gh = غ, 3 = ع, and 7 = ح. The numbers represent sounds. Dotted ṣ, ṭ and ḍ mark emphatic consonants; doubled letters indicate a longer consonant. Regional pronunciation and spelling can vary.

Full forms

• One (masculine)

  واحد

  wa7d

• One (feminine)

  وحدة

  w7da

• Two

  جوج

  juj

• Three

  تلاتة

  tlata

• Four

  ربعة

  rb3a

• Five

  خمسة

  khmsa

• Six

  ستة

  stta

• Seven

  سبعة

  sb3a

• Eight

  تمنية

  tmnya

• Nine

  تسعود

  ts3ud

• Ten

  عشرة

  3shra

Short forms: 3–10

The source gives two forms for numbers 3–10 when they are combined with an object. Learn to recognize both; this extract does not explain every condition for choosing between them.

• Three: short form

  تلت

  tlt

• Four: short form

  ربع

  rb3

• Five: short form

  خمس

  khms

• Six: short form

  ستّ

  stt

• Seven: short form

  سبع

  sb3

• Eight: short form

  تمن

  tmn

• Nine: short form

  تسع

  ts3

• Ten: short form

  عشر

  3shr

No separate short forms are listed for one or two.

Source and audio

Adapted for LearnLahja from Peace Corps/Morocco, Basic Introduction to Arabic, lesson 19 (PDF page 14). English learning notes, layout and simplified Latin spelling are editorial adaptations. LearnLahja is independent and is not endorsed by Peace Corps.

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