Numbers 10-1000
10 words · ~13 min
Tens in Arabic (20, 30, 40, etc.) follow a regular pattern with the '-un' suffix. Compound numbers (21, 35, etc.) are expressed with the unit first, then 'wa' (and), then the ten: 'wahid wa ishrun' (one and twenty = 21). 'Mi'a' (hundred) and 'alf' (thousand) are used for larger numbers.
Lesson overview
Numbers 10-1000 is a level A1 lesson of 10 words: 7 numerals and 3 adjectives. Its words come from 8 Arabic roots, listed below with links to each root family.
- Builds on: Numbers 0-9 (A1)
- Leads to: Telling Time (A1), Teen Numbers (11-19) (A1)
- Next lesson: Days of the Week (A1)
Word list
| Arabic | Meaning | Type | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
عَشَرَة ʿashara | ten | numeral | ع-ش-ر |
عِشْرُون ʿishrūn | twenty | numeral | ع-ش-ر |
ثَلَاثُون thalāthūn | thirty | numeral | ث-ل-ث |
أَرْبَعُون arbaʿūn | forty | numeral | ر-ب-ع |
خَمْسُون khamsūn | fifty | numeral | خ-م-س |
مِئَة miʾa | one hundred | numeral | م-أ-ي |
أَلْف alf | one thousand | numeral | أ-ل-ف |
الْأَوَّل al-awwal | first | adjective | أ-و-ل |
الثَّانِي ath-thānī | second | adjective | ث-ن-ي |
الثَّالِث ath-thālith | third | adjective | ث-ل-ث |
Themes these words belong to: Numbers (10), Basics (10), Numbers Tens (4), Numbers Ordinals (3)
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