Count from one to twenty in Arabic.
Numbers 1–10:
Numbers 11–20:
| Arabic | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| واحد | One | عندي ولد واحد. |
| خمسة | Five | خمسة كتب. |
| عشرة | Ten | عشرة دنانير. |
| عشرون | Twenty | عشرون طالباً. |
| Word | Phonetic | Tip |
|---|---|---|
| خمسة | KHAM-sa | The "kh" is guttural; stress on first syllable |
| عشرة | 'ASH-a-ra | The "ayn" (ع) is a unique Arabic sound — a deep voiced pharyngeal |
| عشرون | 'ISH-run | The "waw" (و) is the letter for "w/u/o" |
Arabic numerals: Arabic uses its own numerals (١٢٣) which are actually the origin of our "Arabic numerals". They are read left to right unlike the script.
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