Numbers

1. واحد، جوج، تلاتة

   wāḥed, jūj, tlāta

   One, two, three

   Usage

   The basic count. "Two" is "jūj"; Standard Arabic "ithnān" is not used.

   Grammar Note

   "wāḥed" has a feminine form "waḥda".

2. ربعة، خمسة، ستة

   rbaʿa, khamsa, setta

   Four, five, six

   Usage

   The basic count continued.

   Grammar Note

   The initial "a" of Standard Arabic "arbaʿa" drops.

3. سبعة، تمنية، تسعود، عشرة

   sbaʿa, tmanya, tsʿūd, ʿashra

   Seven, eight, nine, ten

   Usage

   The basic count; "nine" is "tsʿūd" or "tsʿa".

   Grammar Note

   "tmanya" is Standard Arabic "thamāniya" with ث turned into ت.

4. عشرين، خمسين، مية

   ʿshrīn, khamsīn, mya

   Twenty, fifty, one hundred

   Usage

   Round numbers used for prices and amounts.

   Grammar Note

   The tens end in "-īn".

5. التامان غالي بزاف

   t-tāman ghālī bzāf

   The price is too expensive

   Usage

   To say the price itself is high.

   Grammar Note

   "t-tāman" is masculine, so the adjective is "ghālī". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

6. ميتين وخمسين درهم

   mītīn u-khamsīn dirham

   Two hundred fifty dirhams

   Usage

   For stating a price; 200 is "mītīn".

   Grammar Note

   "mītīn" is the dual of "mya" (hundred).

7. عطيني جوج دراهم

   ʿṭīnī jūj drāhem

   Give me two dirhams

   Usage

   For asking for change or naming a price.

   Grammar Note

   After "jūj" the noun is plural. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

8. عطيني تلاتة

   ʿṭīnī tlāta

   Give me three

   Usage

   To ask for a quantity.

   Grammar Note

   Add the item after the number if needed. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

9. لوّل

   lawwel

   The first

   Usage

   For order or a floor.

   Grammar Note

   Next come "t-tānī" (second) and "t-tālet" (third).

10. عندي سبعة وعشرين عام

    ʿndī sbaʿa u-ʿshrīn ʿām

    I'm 27 years old

    Usage

    To give your age.

    Grammar Note

    The unit comes before the ten and is joined with "u-" (sbaʿa u-ʿshrīn).

11. هاد العام غادي يكون عندي تمنية وعشرين عام

    hād l-ʿām ghādī ykūn ʿndī tmanya u-ʿshrīn ʿām

    I turn 28 this year

    Usage

    When talking about birthdays or your age.

    Grammar Note

    The future is "ghādī" plus a verb ("ykūn"). Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

12. عشرين درهم

    ʿshrīn dirham

    Twenty dirhams

    Usage

    For repeating or confirming a price in a taxi or market.

    Grammar Note

    After numbers above ten the noun is singular.

13. ألف درهم

    alf dirham

    One thousand dirhams

    Usage

    For a large amount.

    Grammar Note

    "alf" means a thousand and works directly in prices.

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