Learn basic Arabic number vocabulary and how to count to 10
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| واحد |
| (wāḥid) |
| خمسة |
| (ḫamsah) |
| ثلاثة |
| (ṯalāṯah) |
| What do these words mean? Stick around to find out. |
| In this quick lesson, you’ll learn Arabic number vocabulary and how to count to 10. |
| Before we start, do you know how Egyptian people count with their fingers? It’s not like this (show regular way). |
| Keep watching for the answer at the end. |
| صفر |
| (ṣifr) |
| "zero" |
| [SLOW] صفر (ṣifr) |
| صفر |
| (ṣifr) |
| make a zero with fingers and switch between eyes |
| Susan comments on the weather before heading out with Lina. |
| درجة الحرارة صفر والثلج يتساقط. |
| (daraǧaẗu al-ḥarāraẗi ṣifrun wa aṯ-ṯalǧ yatasāqaṭu.) |
| إذاً، سأرتدي معطفي الأكثر دفئا. |
| (ʾiḏan, saʾartadī miʿṭafī al-ʾakṯara difʾan.) |
| واحد |
| (wāḥid) |
| "one" |
| [SLOW] واحد (wāḥid) |
| واحد |
| (wāḥid) |
| gestures for 1 “wahid” |
| Steve and Oscar prepare to pay at a supermarket. |
| هل معك جنيه واحد؟ |
| (hal maʿaka ǧunayh wahid?) |
| لا، ليس معي. |
| (lā, laysa maʿī.) |
| اثنان |
| (ʾiṯnān) |
| "two" |
| [SLOW] اثنان (ʾiṯnān) |
| اثنان |
| (ʾiṯnān) |
| gesture for 2 “ithnan” |
| Susan and Lina talk about their favorite number. |
| اثنان هو رقمي المفضل. |
| (iṯnāni huwa raqmī al-mufaḍḍal.) |
| وأنا رقمي المفضل هو سبعة. |
| (wa ana raqmī al-mufaḍḍalu huwa sabʿah.) |
| ثلاثة |
| (ṯalāṯah) |
| "three" |
| [SLOW] ثلاثة (ṯalāṯah) |
| ثلاثة |
| (ṯalāṯah) |
| gesuter for three “thalathah” |
| Jack asks Steve if he can borrow a pen. |
| هل معك قلم؟ |
| (hal maʿaka qalam?) |
| نعم، معي ثلاثة. استخدم هذا! |
| (naʿam, maʿiya ṯalāṯah. istaḫdim haḏā!) |
| أربعة |
| (ʾarbaʿah) |
| "four" |
| [SLOW] أربعة (ʾarbaʿah) |
| أربعة |
| (ʾarbaʿah) |
| gesture for 4 “arba’ah” |
| Susan asks Lina for help while shopping for groceries. |
| أخطط لصنع فطيرة. من فضلك، أعطني أربع تفاحات. |
| (ʾuḫaṭṭiṭu liṣunʿi faṭīrah. min faḍliki, ʾaʿṭinī ʾarbaʿ tuffāḥāt.) |
| بالتأكيد، سأختار أفضلها. |
| (bit-taʾkīd, saʾaḫtāru ʾafḍalahā.) |
| خمسة |
| (ḫamsah) |
| "five" |
| [SLOW] خمسة (ḫamsah) |
| خمسة |
| (ḫamsah) |
| gesutre for 5 khamsah. This gesture stops the evil eye in many middle Eastern cultures. |
| Oscar comments on some starfish while at the beach with Tom. |
| انظر إلى النجم البحري. لديه خمسة أرجل. |
| (unẓur ʾilā al-naǧmi al-baḥriyy. ladayhi ḫamsaẗu ʾarǧul.) |
| إنها مخلوقات رائعة! |
| (ʾinnahā maḫlūqātun rāʾiʿah!) |
| ستة |
| (sittah) |
| "six" |
| [SLOW] ستة (sittah) |
| ستة |
| (sittah) |
| Gesture for 6 |
| Steve asks Jack for the time. |
| متى سَنَصِل؟ |
| (matā sanaṣil?) |
| بَعدَ سِتِّ ساعات. |
| (baʿda sitti sāʿāt.) |
| سبعة |
| (sabʿah) |
| "seven" |
| [SLOW] سبعة (sabʿah) |
| سبعة |
| (sabʿah) |
| Gesture for 7 |
| Steve asks Oscar about the number of weeks in a year. |
| في الأسبوع سبعة أيام، لكن كم عدد الأسابيع في السنة؟ |
| (fī al-ʾusbūʿi sabʿaẗu ʾayyām, lakin kam ʿadadu al-ʾasābīʿi fī as-sanah?) |
| هناك حوالي 52 أسبوعاً. |
| (hunāka ḥawālayy 52 ʾusbūʿan.) |
| ثمانية |
| (ṯamāniyah) |
| "eight" |
| [SLOW] ثمانية (ṯamāniyah) |
| ثمانية |
| (ṯamāniyah) |
| Gesture for 8 |
| Jack and Steve talk about lucky numbers over dinner. |
| في بعض الثقافات، ثمانية رقم محظوظ. |
| (fī baʿḍi aṯ-ṯaqāfāt, ṯamānīyah raqmun maḥẓūẓ.) |
| مممم. أتساءل لماذا. |
| (mmmm. ʾatasāʾalu limāḏā.) |
| تسعة |
| (tisʿah) |
| "nine" |
| [SLOW] تسعة (tisʿah) |
| تسعة |
| (tisʿah) |
| Gesture for 9 |
| Susan and Lina reminisce about their friend's wedding. |
| متى تزوجت؟ |
| (matā tazawwaǧat?) |
| تزوجت منذ تسع سنوات. |
| (tazawwaǧat munḏu tisʿi sanawāt.) |
| عشرة |
| (ʿašrah) |
| "ten" |
| [SLOW] عشرة (ʿašrah) |
| عشرة |
| (ʿašrah) |
| Gesture for 10 |
| Oscar informs Tom on his flight's arrival time. |
| رحلتنا في موعدها. سوف تهبط الطائرة في الساعة العاشرة. |
| (riḥlatunā fī mawʿidihā. sawfa tahbiṭu aṭ-ṭāʾiraẗu fī as-sāʿaẗi al-ʿāširah.) |
| ممتاز. سأقلك. |
| (mumtāz. saʾuqilluk.) |
| Let's review. |
| You'll see the words in English and your job is to say the words in Arabic. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say "zero"? |
| صفر |
| (ṣifr) |
| صفر |
| (ṣifr) |
| And how to say "one"? |
| واحد |
| (wāḥid) |
| واحد |
| (wāḥid) |
| How about "two"? |
| اثنان |
| (ʾiṯnān) |
| اثنان |
| (ʾiṯnān) |
| Do you remember how to say "three"? |
| ثلاثة |
| (ṯalāṯah) |
| ثلاثة |
| (ṯalāṯah) |
| And how to say "four"? |
| أربعة |
| (ʾarbaʿah) |
| أربعة |
| (ʾarbaʿah) |
| Let's try "five"! |
| خمسة |
| (ḫamsah) |
| خمسة |
| (ḫamsah) |
| What about "six"? |
| ستة |
| (sittah) |
| ستة |
| (sittah) |
| Now, let's see if you remember how to say "seven"! |
| سبعة |
| (sabʿah) |
| سبعة |
| (sabʿah) |
| What about "eight"? |
| ثمانية |
| (ṯamāniyah) |
| ثمانية |
| (ṯamāniyah) |
| Do you remember how to say "nine"? |
| تسعة |
| (tisʿah) |
| تسعة |
| (tisʿah) |
| And finally, do you remember how to say "ten"? |
| عشرة |
| (ʿašrah) |
| عشرة |
| (ʿašrah) |
| Do you know how Egyptian people count with their fingers? |
| Here, I'll show you. |
| واحد (wāḥid) |
| اثنان (ithnān) |
| ثلاثة (thalāthah) |
| أربعة (arbaʿah) |
| خمسة (khamsah) |
| ستة (sittah) |
| سبعة (sabʿah) |
| ثمانية (thamāniyah) |
| تسعة (tisʿah) |
| عشرة (ʿasharah) |
| Thanks for watching! Don't forget to practice these new words and phrases, and see you next time! |
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