The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Arabic. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Arabic Classes.
Numbers
Knowing how to count in Arabic is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".
Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 4 columns (English, Arabic, Pronunciation and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.
Numbers in Arabic
Numbers
Arabic
Pronunciation
Audio
One
واحد
wahed
First
أول
awal
Two
اثنان
ethnan
Second
ثاني
thani
Three
ثلاثة
thalatha
Third
ثالث
thaleth
Four
أربعة
arba'a
Fourth
رابع
rabe'
Five
خمسة
khamsa
Fifth
خامس
khames
Six
ستة
setta
Sixth
سادس
sades
Seven
سبعة
sab'a
Seventh
سابع
sabe'
Eight
ثمانية
thamania
Eighth
ثامن
thamen
Nine
تسعة
tes'a
Ninth
تاسع
tase'
Ten
عشرة
ashara
Tenth
عاشر
asher
Eleven
أحد عشر
ehda 'ashar
Eleventh
حادي عشر
hady 'ashar
Twelve
اثنا عشر
ethna 'ashar
Twelfth
ثاني عشر
thany 'ashar
Thirteen
ثلاثة عشر
thalatha-ta 'ashar
Thirteenth
ثالث عشر
thaleth 'ashar
Fourteen
أربعة عشرة
arba'a-ta 'ashar
Fourteenth
رابع عشر
rabe' 'ashar
Fifteen
خمسة عشر
khamsa-ta 'ashar
Fifteenth
خامس عشر
khames 'ashar
Sixteen
ستت عشرة
setta-ta 'ashar
Sixteenth
سادس عشر
sades 'ashar
Seventeen
سبعة عشر
sab'a-ta 'ashar
Seventeenth
سابع عشر
sabe' 'shar
Eighteen
ثمانية عشر
thamania-ta 'ashar
Eighteenth
ثامن عشر
thamen 'ashar
Nineteen
تسعة عشر
tes'a-ta 'ashar
Nineteenth
تاسع عشر
tase' 'ashar
Twenty
عشرون
eshroon
Twentieth
العشرون
al'eshroon
Thirty three (31)
ثلاثة وثلاثين
thalatha wa talateen
One hundred (100)
مائة
me'a
Three hundred and sixty (360)
ثلاث مئة وستون
thalathu me'a wa settoon
One thousand (1000)
ألف
alf
Two thousand and fourteen (2014)
ألفين وأربعة عشر
alfyn wa arba'ata 'ashar
One million
مليون
melyoon
Once
مرة
marra
Twice
مرتين
marratyn
Now we will try to implement some of the numbers above into full Arabic sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.
Arabic Numbers in a Sentence
Numbers
Arabic
Pronunciation
Audio
I'm 30 years old
أبلغ من العمر ثلاثين عاما
ablughu mena al 'umr thalatheen 'aman
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother
لدي أختان وأخ واحد
laday ukhtaan wa akh wahed
English is my first language
الإنجليزية هي لغتي الأولى
alenjlizia hiya lughati alawla
Her second language is Spanish
لغتها الثانية هي الاسبانية
lughatuha athania hiya alespania
Questions?
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Vocabulary List about School
Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.
School Words in Arabic
School
Arabic
Pronunciation
Audio
Answer
إجابة
ejaba
Book
كتاب
ketaab
Books
كتب
kutub
Chair
كرسي
kursi
Desk
مكتب
maktab
Dictionary
قاموس
qamoos
Laptop
كمبيوتر محمول
cumpyoutar mahmool
Library
مكتبة
maktaba
Notebook (paper notebook)
دفتر
daftar
Page
صفحة
safha
Paper
ورقة
waraqa
Pen
قلم
qalam
Pencil
قلم رصاص
qalam rasas
Question
سؤال
su'al
School
مدرسة
madrasa
Student
طالب
taleb
Teacher
معلم
mu'alem
University
جامعة
jaame'a
Daily Conversation in Arabic
Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Arabic Phrases page. Enjoy!
Common Expressions in Arabic
English
Arabic
Pronunciation
Audio
I have a question
لدي سؤال
laday su'al
To listen
يسمع
yasma'
To read
يقرأ
yaqra'
To speak
يتكلم
yatakalam
To think
يفكر
yufaker
To understand
يفهم
yafham
To write
يكتب
yaktub
What's the name of that book?
ما هو اسم هذا الكتاب؟
mahua esm haza alketaab
What do you do for a living?
ما هو عملك؟
mahua 'amaluk
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)
أنا معلم / فنان / مهندس
ana (mu'alem \ fanaan \ muhandes)
Oh! That's good!
ياسلام هذا جيد
yasalam! Haza jayed!
Can I practice with you?
هل يمكنني التّمرن معك؟
hal yumkenoni attamarun ma'ak?
Fun Facts
Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.
Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Arabic about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Arabic Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Arabic homepage.