This lesson is about ordinal numbers in Moroccan Arabic.
Counting's a vital skill, and ordinal numbers are something you should learn very early on.
The list below goes up to the 21st ordinal, but it's enough to teach you the patterns so you can keep going.
Ordinal Number | Transcribed Moroccan Arabic | Moroccan Darija |
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1st | lilawil | اللول |
2nd | i-tani | التاني |
3rd | i-talat | التالت |
4th | i-rabi3 | الرابع |
5th | li-5amis | الخامس |
6th | i-sat / i-sadis | السات / السادس |
7th | i-sabi3 | الشابع |
8th | i-tamin | التامن |
9th | i-tasi3 | التاسع |
10th | l-3ashir | العاشر |
11th | li-7adish | الحادش |
12th | i-Tinash | الطناش |
13th | i-talaTash | اتلطاش |
14th | i-rb3aTash | ربعطاش |
15th | li-5amasTash | الخمسطاش |
16th | i-siTash | السطاش |
17th | i-sab3aTash | السبعطاش |
18th | i-tamanTash | التمنطاش |
19th | i-t3Tash | التعطاش |
20th | li-3shrin | العشرين |
21st | lilawil wa li-3shrin | اللول والعشرين |
You can carry on with other Speak Moroccan materials in “Moroccan Arabic – Unit 5”.
Or see the other Moroccan Arabic lessons.
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