Language/Moroccan-arabic/Vocabulary/Count-from-1-to-10

How to Count from 1 to 10 in Moroccan Arabic / Darija / Moroccan

Hello everybody,😊

In today's lesson you will learn to ¨COUNT FROM 1 TO 10¨ in Moroccan Arabic.

Feel free to edit this page by adding new numbers and expressions!

Happy learning! :)

Count to 10 in Moroccan Arabic

Full and Short Forms

In Moroccan Arabic, when combining numbers 3 to 10 with an object, there are two forms that can be used:

1. The first form is the "full" or normal form of the number,
2. and the second form is the "short" form of the number.

Here is a table that lists the full form of numbers 1-10 and the short form of numbers 3-10.

The use of two different forms for the same numbers is a characteristic of Moroccan Arabic, which helps distinguish it from other Arabic dialects.

Examples

Full form:

1. واحد كبير (wahad kteer)
2. اثنان كبير (ishaar kteer)
3. ثلاثة كبير (talata kteer)
4. اربعة كبير (arba'a kteer)
5. خمسة كبير (khamsa kteer)

Short form:

1. ثلاث (talat)
2. اربعة (arba'a)
3. خمسة (khamsa)
4. ستة (sitta)
5. سبعة (sab'a)
6. ثمانية (thamania)
7. تسعة (tis'a)
8. عشرة (ashara)

Example sentences:

1. واحد كبير شاي (wahad kteer shai)
2. اثنان كبير كافيه (ishaar kteer kafee)
3. ثلاثة كبير حلال (talat kteer hlal)
4. اربعة كبير موكع (arba'a kteer mawke'a)
5. خمسة كبير بشور (khamsa kteer bachoor)