How to count in Egyptian Arabic (مصرى), a variety of Arabic spoken mainly in Egypt.
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| Numeral | Cardinal عدد أصْلي | Ordinal عدد ترْتيبي |
|---|---|---|
| 0 (٠) | (ȿifr) صِفْر | |
| 1 (١) | (wāɧid) واحِد | m - (ʔáwwal) أوّل f - (ʔūla) أولى |
| 2 (٢) | (itnēn) اِتْنيْن | m - (tāni) تاني f - (tánya) تانْيَة |
| 3 (٣) | (talāta) تلاتة | m - (tālit) تالِت f - (tálta) تالْتة |
| 4 (٤) | (ʔarbá3a) أرْبعة | m - (rābi3) رابِع f - (ráb3a) رابْعة |
| 5 (٥) | (xámsa) خمْسة | m - (xāmis) خامِس f - (xámsa) خامْسة |
| 6 (٦) | (sítta) سِتّة | m - (sādis) سادِس f - (sádsa) سادْسة |
| 7 (٧) | (sáb3a) سبْعة | m - (sābi3) سابِع f - (sáb3a) سابْعة |
| 8 (٨) | (tamánya) تمانْيَة | m - (tāmin) تامِن f - (támna) تامْنة |
| 9 (٩) | (tís3a) تِسْعة | m - (tāsi3) تاسِع f - (tás3a) تاسْعة |
| 10 (٠) | (3ášara) عشرة | m - (3āšir) عاشِر f - (3ášra) عاشْرة |
| 11 (١١) | (ɧidāšar) حِداشر | (ale7edasher) الحداشر |
| 12 (١٢) | (itnāšar) اِتْناشر | (alatenasher) الاتناشر |
| 13 (١٣) | (talattāšar) تلاتّاشر | (aletelatāšar) التلاتاشر |
| 14 (١٤) | (ʔarba3tāšar) أرْبعْتاشر | (alareba3tāšar) الاربـَعْتاشر |
| 15 (١٥) | (xamastāšar) خمسْتاشر | (alexemestāšar) الخمسْتاشر |
| 16 (١٦) | (sittāšar) سِتّاشر | (alesíttaasher) السِتَّاشر |
| 17 (١٧) | (saba3tāšar) سبعْتاشر | (alesebe3etāšar) السبعتاشر |
| 18 (١٨) | (tamantāšar) تمانْتاشر | (aletemantāšar) التمانـْتاشر |
| 19 (١٩) | (tisa3tāšar) تِسعْتاشر | (aletese3tāšar) التسعْتاشر |
| 20 (٢٠) | (3išrīn) عِشْرين | (ale3ešrīn) العشرين |
| 21 (٢١) | (wāɧid wi 3išrīn) واحِد و عِشْرين | |
| 22 (٢٢) | (itnēn wi 3išrīn) اِتْنيْن و عِشْرين | |
| 23 (٢٣) | (talāta wi 3išrīn) تلاتة و عِشْرين | |
| 24 (٢٤) | (ʔarbá3a wi 3išrīn) أرْبعة و عِشْرين | |
| 25 (٢٥) | (khamsa wi 3išrīn) خمْسة و عِشْرين | |
| 26 (٢٦) | (sítta wi 3išrīn) سِتّة و عِشْرين | |
| 27 (٢٧) | (sáb3a wi 3išrīn) سبْعة و عِشْرين | |
| 28 (٢٨) | (tamánya wi 3išrīn) تمانْيَة و عِشْرين | |
| 29 (٢٩) | (tís3a wi 3išrīn) تِسْعة و عِشْرين | |
| 30 (٣٠) | (talatīn) تلاتين | |
| 40 (٤٠) | (ʔarbi3īn) أرْبِعين | |
| 50 (٥٠) | (xamsīn) خمْسين | |
| 60 (٦٠) | (sittīn) سِتّين | |
| 70 (٧٠) | (sab3īn) سبْعين | |
| 80 (٨٠) | (tamanīn) تمانين | |
| 90 (٩٠) | (tis3īn) تِسْعين | |
| 100 (١٠٠) | (míyya) مية | |
| 1,000 (١٠٠٠) | (ʔalf) ألْف | |
| 10,000 (١٠٠٠٠) | (3ášar-talāf) عشرْتلاف | |
| 1 million (١٠٠٠٠٠٠) |
(milyōn) ميلْيوْن |
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Hear some numbers in Egyptian Arabic:
Information about counting in Egyptian Arabic
https://lingualism.com/egyptian-arabic/egyptian-arabic-vocabulary/numbers/
https://mylanguages.org/egyptian_numbers.php
https://www.arabic.desert-sky.net/g_numbers.html
Information about Egyptian Arabic | Phrases | Numbers | Egyptian Arabic courses on: Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk [affilate links]
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