Numbers 1–10
الأَرْقام
Count to ten and recognise Arabic numerals.
You will learn
- Say and read 1–10
- Recognise the digits ١ to ١٠
- Use numbers for phone digits and prices
The numbers
واحِد 1, اِثْنان 2, ثَلاثة 3, أَرْبَعة 4, خَمْسة 5, سِتّة 6, سَبْعة 7, ثَمانِيَة 8, تِسْعة 9, عَشَرة 10.
Two sets of digits
Many Arab countries write ١ ٢ ٣ ٤ ٥ ٦ ٧ ٨ ٩ ١٠, and others use 1–10. Digits read left to right, even inside Arabic text.
Vocabulary
| Arabic | Transliteration | English |
|---|---|---|
| واحِد | wāḥid | one (١) |
| اِثْنان | ithnān | two (٢) |
| ثَلاثة | thalātha | three (٣) |
| أَرْبَعة | arbaʿa | four (٤) |
| خَمْسة | khamsa | five (٥) |
| سِتّة | sitta | six (٦) |
| سَبْعة | sabʿa | seven (٧) |
| ثَمانِيَة | thamāniya | eight (٨) |
| تِسْعة | tisʿa | nine (٩) |
| عَشَرة | ʿashara | ten (١٠) |
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