Numbers 11–19

Build on the first ten numbers with the forms for eleven through nineteen.

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.

Number list

• Eleven

  حضاش

  7ḍash

• Twelve

  طناش

  ṭnash

• Thirteen

  تلطاش

  tlṭash

• Fourteen

  ربعطاش

  rb3ṭash

• Fifteen

  خمسطاش

  khmsṭash

• Sixteen

  سطّاش

  sṭṭash

• Seventeen

  سبعطاش

  sb3ṭash

• Eighteen

  تمنطاش

  tmnṭash

• Nineteen

  تسعطاش

  ts3ṭash

Unlike numbers 3–10, the numbers 11–19 do not have the separate short forms introduced in the previous lesson.

Source and audio

Adapted for LearnLahja from Peace Corps/Morocco, Basic Introduction to Arabic, lesson 20 (PDF page 15). English learning notes, layout and simplified Latin spelling are editorial adaptations. LearnLahja is independent and is not endorsed by Peace Corps.

Audio unavailable. The source names a recording covering lessons 19–21, but no playable recording has been verified for this lesson.