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Useful
Arabic Words & Phrases
Greetings
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Good Morning
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Sa-bah al-khair
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House(villa)
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Beit/fil-la
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Good Morning
(reply)
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Sa-bah al-nur
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International
Market
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Al souq al dow-lee
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Good
afternoon/evening
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Mas-sa Al-khair
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Market
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Souq
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Good
afternoon/evening (reply)
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Mas-sa Al-nur |
Middle East
Centre
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Mar – kaz al sharq al aw-set
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Hello (Peace
upon you)
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As-sa-lam a-lay-kum
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Mini Market
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Baa-ka-la
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Hello (Upon
you be peace) (reply)
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Wa a-lay-kum as-sa-lam
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Mosque
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Mas-jiid
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Welcome (also
said in departing)
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Ah-lan
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Pharmacy
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Sayee-da-lia |
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Hello
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Mar- ha-ba
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Police
Station
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Ma-ha-ta al Shur-ta
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Good-bye
(with peace)
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Ma sa-la-ma |
Post Office
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Al Ba-reed
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Shop
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Doo-kan/ma-hal
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Stationery
Store
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Mak-ta-ba
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Other
Useful Words and Phrases
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Yes
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Na’am/ai-wa
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Airplane
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Tie-ya-ra
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No
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La
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Al right
(okay)
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Qwai-yis
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Bread |
Khoo-boos |
Coffee |
Qah-wa |
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Please
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Mini fad-lak
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Car
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Sai-ya-ra
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Thank you
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Shu-kran
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Hot
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Sukhon / Haar |
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You’re
welcome
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Af-wan
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Cold
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Ba-rid
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Departure
Time
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Waqt As sa-far
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Do you speak
English
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Tatakallum Ingleezi?
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Driver
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Saw-wak
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In the
Limousine
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Give me
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A’ti-nee/Haat |
Fine (reply0
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Al
Ham-du-li-llah (lit. Thank God”)
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Do you
understand
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Fa-him?
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Food
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Akl
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Straight
(ahead)
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A-la tool
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Friend
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Sa-deeq
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Right
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Ya-meen
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Gasoline
/petrol
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Ben-zeen
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Left
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Ee-sar/sha-mal
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Gift
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Ha-diy-ya
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U-turn
(return)
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Ar-ja
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Good willing
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Insha`allah
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Stop (here)
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Wa-gaf (hen-na)
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Guard
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Ha-ris
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Slow down
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Shwai-ya, shawai-ya
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Quickly |
Be-soo-ra |
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Near
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Ga-reeb
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How are you?
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Kaif-Hal-ak |
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Before/in
front of
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Ga-dam/a-mam
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Behind
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Wa-ra/khulf
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Beside
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Jamb
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I don’t speak
Arabic
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La-A-ta-ka-lam Ar-a-bi
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Wait ( a
little)
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Sta-na(shwai-ya)
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It does not
matter
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Ma-lesh
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How much?
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Kum?
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Important
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Mu-him
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Street
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Shar-a
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Impossible
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Moshe
mum-kin
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Road (Medina)
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Ta-reek (Ma-dee-na)
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Information
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Ma’lu-mat
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Bridge
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Koo-bree
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Is it
possible?
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Mum-kin?
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Up/on
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Foke
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Menu
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Me-nu
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Down/below
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Taht
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milk
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Ha-Ieeb
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Money
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Floose
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My address is
..
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Un-wa-ni…
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My name is
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Is-mi
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Places
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Airport
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Al ma-tar
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Permit
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Tas-reeh
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Bank
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Bank
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Problem
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Mush-kill-a
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Police |
Shu-rta |
Reservation
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Hajz
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Company
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Shar-e-ka
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Soldier/military person
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As-kar-ee
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Compound
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Sa-kan
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Sorry, excuse
me
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Mut-a’a-ssif
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Downtown
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Al ba-lad
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Suitcase
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Shan-ta
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Hospital
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Mus-tash-fa
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Telephone
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Ta-li-fone
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Hotel
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Foon-dook
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Ther isn’t
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La
yuu-jad…/Ma fee ..
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Other
Useful Words and Phrases
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Ticket
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Taz-kara
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Today
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Il-yawm
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Tomorrow
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Bu-kra
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Water
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Mo-ya
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Well (good)
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Tay-yib, Bi-khair
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When?
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Ma-ta?
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Where is ..?
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Ein-a/fain../wain
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Yesterday
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Ams/
al Ba-ri-ha
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Numerals
Although
Arabic is written from right to left surprisingly numbers are
written from left to right and in the same manner as English.
Thus, 348 in English would be written 348 in Arabic, simply
substituting the Arabic form of the numbers. Here are the
first 11 numbers and their pronunciation in Saudi Arabia.
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Zero |
Sifr |
Six |
Set-ta |
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One |
Wa-hid |
Seven |
Sa-ba |
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Two |
Ith-nain |
Eight |
Tha-man-ya |
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Three |
Tha-la-tha |
Nine |
Tis-a |
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Four |
Ar-ba |
Ten |
Ash-ara |
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Five |
Kham-sa |
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All the
numbers that are a combination of “10’s” and “1’s” are said
“1’s” and “10’s”. For example 23 would be said 3 and 20 in
Arabic. However, the tens have their pronunciation a bit an
altered. Here are numbers 11-22 and 10’s:
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Eleven |
Ehd-ash |
Twenty |
Ash-reen |
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Twelve |
Ith-nash |
Twenty one |
Wa-hed
wa-ash-reen |
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Thirteen |
Ta-lat-ash |
Twenty two |
Ith-nain-wa-ash-reen |
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Fourteen |
Aar-bat-ash |
Thirty |
Ta-la-theen |
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Fifteen |
Kham-stash |
Forty |
Ar-ba-een |
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Sixteen |
Sit-ash |
Fifty |
Kham-seen |
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Seventeen |
Sa-bat-ash |
Sixty |
Sit-een |
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Eighteen |
Ta-man-t-ash |
Seventy |
Sab-a-een |
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Nineteen |
Ti-sat-tash |
Eighty |
Ta-man-een |
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Ninety |
Tis-a-een |
Note: The “een” suffix is one
form that Arabic use for the plural.
For the hundreds, Arabic is a bit
more complicated. The numbers are said “100’s and 1’s and
10’s. for example, 365 would be said 300 and 5 and 60. Here
are the hundred:
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One Hundred |
Mee-a |
Six Thousand |
Si-tat al-af |
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Two Hundred |
Mee-a-tain |
Seven
Thousand |
Sa-bat al-af |
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Three Hundred |
Ta-la-ta-mee-at |
Eight
Thousand |
Ta-man-yat
al-af |
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Four Hundred |
Ar-bat-mee-at |
Nine Thousand |
Ti-sat al-af |
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Five Hundred |
Kham-sat-mee-at |
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