Let's Learn Arabic at the Arabic Institute
lesson 6 Numbers
| Arabic | English |
|---|
| waahad | 1 |
| tneen | 2 |
| talaate | 3 |
| arbacha | 4 |
| hamse | 5 |
| sitte | 6 |
| sabcha | 7 |
| twamanya | 8 |
| tescha | 9 |
| chasara | 10 |
| hadsh | 11 |
| tnash | 12 |
| talatash | 13 |
| arbatash | 14 |
| hamistash | 15 |
| sittash | 16 |
| sabatash | 17 |
| tamantash | 18 |
| tisatash | 19 |
| isrin | 20 |
| talatin | 30 |
| arbchiin | 40 |
| hamsiin | 50 |
| sittiin | 60 |
| sabchiin | 70 |
| tamaniin | 80 |
| tischiin | 90 |
| miyya | 100 |
| miteen | 200 |
Standard Arabic (fus ha) Cardinal numbers
1 - واحد (wāhid)
2 - اثنان (ithnān)
3 - ثلاثة (thalātha)
4 - أربعة (arbaʿa)
5 - خمسة (khamsa)
6 - ستة (sitta)
7 - سبعة (sabʿa)
8 - ثمانية (thamāniya)
9 - تسعة (tisʿa)
10 - عشرة (ʿashra)
Notice that the numbers 3 to 10 have a masculine form, but the number 2 has a dual form, and the number 1 has a feminine form. This gender distinction will become more apparent as we progress to higher numbers.
Cardinal numbers 11-19
Next, let's look at the numbers from 11 to 19. In Arabic, these numbers are formed by combining the word for 10 (عشرة) with the numbers 1 to 9. Here's how they are expressed:
11 - أحد عشر (aḥad ʿashar)
12 - اثنا عشر (ithnā ʿashar)
13 - ثلاثة عشر (thalātha ʿashar)
14 - أربعة عشر (arbaʿa ʿashar)
15 - خمسة عشر (khamsa ʿashar)
16 - ستة عشر (sitta ʿashar)
17 - سبعة عشر (sabʿa ʿashar)
18 - ثمانية عشر (thamāniya ʿashar)
19 - تسعة عشر (tisʿa ʿashar)
Notice that the word for 10 (عشرة) is placed after the number from 1 to 9. This pattern will continue as we move on to higher numbers.
Cardinal numbers 20-99
To form the numbers from 20 to 99 in Arabic, we use a combination of the words for tens (عشرات) and the numbers 1 to 9. Let's take a look:
20 - عشرون (ʿishrūn)
21 - واحد وعشرون (wāḥid wa-ʿishrūn)
22 - اثنان وعشرون (ithnān wa-ʿishrūn)
23 - ثلاثة وعشرون (thalātha wa-ʿishrūn)
24 - أربعة وعشرون (arbaʿa wa-ʿishrūn)
25 - خمسة وعشرون (khamsa wa-ʿishrūn)
26 - ستة وعشرون (sitta wa-ʿishrūn)
27 - سبعة وعشرون (sabʿa wa-ʿishrūn)
28 - ثمانية وعشرون (thamāniya wa-ʿishrūn)
29 - تسعة وعشرون (tisʿa wa-ʿishrūn)
30 - ثلاثون (thalāthūn)
40 - أربعون (arbaʿūn)
50 - خمسون (khamsūn)
60 - ستون (sittūn)
70 - سبعون (sabʿūn)
80 - ثمانون (thamānūn)
90 - تسعون (tisʿūn)
As you can see, the numbers from 20 to 99 are formed by combining the word for tens (عشرات) with the numbers 1 to 9, using the conjunction "و" (wa) to connect them. For example, 21 is expressed as "واحد وعشرون" (wāḥid wa-ʿishrūn), which translates to "one and twenty".
Cardinal numbers 100-1000
Moving on to the hundreds, the number 100 in Arabic is مئة (miʾa). To form the numbers from 200 to 900, we use the hundreds digit followed by the word for hundred (مئة). Here's a breakdown:
100 - مئة (miʾa)
200 - مئتان (miʾtān)
300 - ثلاثمئة (thalāthummiʾa)
400 - أربعمئة (arbaʿummiʾa)
500 - خمسمئة (khamsummiʾa)
600 - ستمئة (sittummiʾa)
700 - سبعمئة (sabʿummiʾa)
800 - ثمانمئة (thamānummiʾa)
900 - تسعمئة (tisʿummiʾa)
To form the numbers from 101 to 199, we use the word for hundred (مئة) followed by the numbers 1 to 99. For example, 101 is expressed as "مئة وواحد" (miʾa wa-wāḥid), which translates to "one hundred and one".
For numbers from 1000 and above, we use a similar pattern. The thousands digit is followed by the word for thousand (ألف), and then the hundreds, tens, and ones digits are added as before. Here are a few examples:
1000 - ألف (alf)
2000 - ألفان (alfān)
3000 - ثلاثة آلاف (thalātha ālāf)
4000 - أربعة آلاف (arbaʿa ālāf)
5000 - خمسة آلاف (khamsa ālāf)
10,000 - عشرة آلاف (ʿashra ālāf)
100,000 - مئة ألف (miʾa alf)
1,000,000 - مليون (milyūn)
As you can see, the numbers 1000 and above follow a similar pattern to the hundreds, with the addition of the word for thousand (ألف) and the millions (مليون).
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