Numbers are one of the most essential building blocks of any language—and Arabic is no exception. Whether you’re learning Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) or a dialect like Levantine (Syrian, Jordanian, Lebanese, or Palestinian), Egyptian, Gulf, or North African Darija, the way numbers are used can vary. This guide breaks it all down and includes handy tables to help you start counting in Arabic today!
Why are numbers important in Arabic?
Numbers are used in everyday Arabic conversation. From telling the time, talking about prices, and sharing phone numbers to describing quantities, numbers are essential. Learning numbers in Arabic will introduce you to the language’s sound system, pronunciation rules and even cultural nuances.
Numbers from 0 to 10
Here’s a comparison of masculine numbers from 0 to 10 in MSA, Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, and Darija. Note how most of them are written the same and sound pretty similar as well!
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| MSA | صفر
| واحد
| اثنان
اثنين
| ثلاثة
| أربعة
| خمسة
| ستة
| سبعة
| ثمانية
| تسعة
| عشرة
|
| Levantine | صفر
| واحد
| اتنين
| تلاتة
| أربعة
| خمسة
| ستة
| سبعة
| تمانة
| تسعة
| عشرة
|
| Egyptian | صفر
| واحد
| اتنين
| تلاتة
| أربعة
| خمسة
| ستة
| سبعة
| تمانية
| تسعة
| عشرة
|
| Gulf | صفر
| واحد
| اثنين
| ثلاثة
| أربعة
| خمسة
| ستة
| سبعة
| ثمانية
| تسعة
| عشرة
|
| Darija | صفر
| واحد
| جوج
زوج
| تلاتة
| ربعة
| خمسة
| ستة
| سبعَة
| تمنية
| تسعود
| عشرة
|
This clip is from a video for learning numbers from 0 to 10 in MSA.
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Numbers from 11 to 20
Here’s a comparison of masculine numbers from 11 to 19 in MSA, Egyptian, Levantine, Gulf, and Darija. Note how similar they are across major varieties of Arabic!
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| MSA | أحد عشر
| إثنا عشر
إثني عشر
| ثلاثة عشر
| أربعة عشر
| خمسة عشر
| ستة عشر
| سبعة عشر
| ثمانية عشر
| تسعة عشر
| عشرون
عشرين
|
| Levantine | احدعش
| تنعش
| تلتعش
| أربعتش
| خمستعش
| ستعش
| سبعتعش
| تمنتعش
| تسعتعش
| عشرين
|
| Egyptian | حداشر
| إتناشر
| تلتاشر
| أربعتاشر
| خمستاشر
| ستاشر
| سبعتاشر
| تمنتاشر
| تسعتاشر
| عشرين
|
| Gulf | إحدعش
| إثنعش
| ثلاتعش
| أربعتعش
| خمستعش
| ستعش
| سبعتعش
| ثمنتعش
| تسعتعش
| عشرين
|
| Darija | حداش
| طناش
| تلطاش
| ربعطاش
| خمسطاش
| سطاش
| سبعطاش
| تمنطاش
| تسعطاش
| عشرين
|
This clip is from a video on learning numbers 11 to 20 in Egyptian Arabic.
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Counting by tens: 30 to 90
Multiples of ten in Arabic are also worth memorizing. They can follow a base root but slightly vary in pronunciation across different dialects. Again, note their similarity.
Numbers from 30 to 90
| MSA | Egyptian | Levantine | Gulf | Darija |
| 30 | ثلاثون
ثلاثين
| تلاتين
| تلاتين
| ثلاثين
| تلاتين
|
| 40 | أربعون
أربعين
| أربعين
| أربعين
| أربعين
| ربعين
|
| 50 | خمسون
خمسين
| خمسين
| خمسين
| خمسين
| خمسين
|
| 60 | ستون
ستين
| ستين
| ستين
| ستين
| ستين
|
| 70 | سبعون
سبعين
| سبعين
| سبعين
| سبعين
| سبعين
|
| 80 | ثمانون
ثمانين
| تمانين
| تمانين
| ثمانين
| تمانين
|
| 90 | تسعون
تسعين
| تسعين
| تسعين
| تسعين
| تسعين
|
This clip is from a video on learning to count from 30 to 100 in Palestinian/Jordanian Arabic, counting by tens: thirty, forty, fifty, sixty… up to one hundred.
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Larger numbers: 100 and beyond
Learning larger numbers like 100, 200, and 300—and even big milestones like 1,000 or 1,000,000—is an exciting step toward fluency. While Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) uses formal forms like مئة and مليون, spoken dialects often use shorter, more casual variants. The table below shows how these numbers vary across Arabic dialects.
Numbers from 100 to 1 Billion
| MSA | Egyptian | Levantine | Gulf | Darija |
| 100 | مئة
| مية
| مية
| مية
| مية
|
| 200 | مئتان
مئتين
| ميتين
| ميتين
| ميتين
| ميتين
|
| 300 | ثلاثمائة
| تلتمية
| تلاتمية
| ثلاثمية
| تلتمية
|
| 400 | أربعمائة
| ربعمية
| أربعمية
| أربعمية
| أربعمية
|
| 500 | خمسمائة
| خمسمية
| خمسمية
| خمسمية
| خمسمية
|
| 600 | ستمائة
| ستمية
| ستمية
| ستمية
| ستمية
|
| 700 | سبعمائة
| سبعمية
| سبعمية
| سبعمية
| سبعمية
|
| 800 | ثمانمائة
| تمنمية
| تمانمية
| ثمانمية
| تمنمية
|
| 900 | تسعمائة
| تسعمية
| تسعمية
| تسعمية
| تسعمية
|
| 1000 | ألف
| ألف
| ألف
| ألف
| ألف
|
| 1,000,000 | مليون
| مليون
| مليون
| مليون
| مليون
|
| 1,000,000,000 | مليار
| مليار
| مليار
| مليار
| مليار
|
This clip is from a video on learning to count from 100 to 1000 in Syrian Arabic, counting by tens.
This clip is from a video on learning to count from 100 to 1000 in Moroccan Arabic, counting by tens.
Check out these videos to learn how to count large numbers in Standard Arabic and different dialects, including Levantine (Syrian and Palestinian), Egyptian, and Gulf!
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