Egyptian Numbers

Welcome to the sixth Egyptian lesson about numbers. This time we will learn about cardinal and ordinal numbers, followed by grammar rules, then animal names, finally a conversation in Egyptian to help you practice your daily phrases. Click on the sound icon to hear the words.

Cardinal and Ordinal - Egyptian - Pronunciation
one واحِد [wahed]
first أول [awal]
two اِتـْنين [etneen]
second تاني [tani]
three تـَلاتة [talata]
third تالت [talet]
four أرْبَعة [arba'a]
fourth رابع [rabe']
five خـَمْسة [khamsa]
fifth خامس [khames]
six سِتة [setta]
sixth سادِس [sades]
seven سَبَعة [sab'a]
seventh سابـِع [sabe']
eight تـَمانـْية [tamania]
eighth تامِن [tamen]
nine تِسْعة [tes'a]
ninth تاسِع [tase']
ten عَشرة [ashra]
tenth عاشِر [asher]
eleven حِداشر [hedashar]
eleventh الحداشر [elhedashar]
twelve اِتـْناشر [etnashar]
twelfth الاتناشر [eletnashar]
thirteen تلاتاشر [talatashar]
thirteenth التلاتاشر [ettalatashar]
fourteen أرْبَعْتاشر [arba'tashar]
once مرة [mara]
fifteen خـَمسْتاشر [khamastashar]
twice مرتِين [mareteen]
sixteen سِتَّاشر [settashar]
Monday الأتنين [eletneen]
seventeen سَبَعـْتاشر [saba'tashar]
Tuesday التلات [ettalat]
eighteen تـَمانـْتاشر [tamantashar]
Wednesday الأربع [elarbe']
nineteen تِسـَعْتاشر [tese'tashar]
Thursday الخميس [elkhamees]
twenty عِشـْرين [eshreen]
Friday الجُمعَة [gum'a]
seventy one واحِد وِسَبعين [wahed we sab'een]
Saturday السبت [elsabt]
one hundred مِيَّة [meya]
Sunday الحَد [elhad]

Numbers Grammar Rules

Egyptian cardinal numbers refer to the counting numbers, because they show quantity. For example: I speak two languages. Ordinal numbers on the other hand tell the order of things and their rank: my first language is Egyptian. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Egyptian + Pronunciation
I have three dogs [number + noun] أنا عَندي تلات كِلاب [ana 'andy talat kelab]
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] بِنتي عَندها قُطِّتين [benti 'andaha 'uteteen]
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] هِيَّا بِتِتكَلِّم سَبَع لُغات [hiya betetkalem saba' lughat]
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] أخويا عَندُه إبن وَحيد [akhuha 'andu ebn waheed]
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] دي حِصِتي التانيَة [de hesseti etania]
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] إنتَ قَريت الكِتاب التالت دا؟ [enta areet elketab ettalet da?]

We're not done yet! The following is a list of animals.

cow بَقـَرة [ba'ara]

goat مِعزة [me'za]

donkey حُمار [humaar]

horse حُصان [husaan]

dog كَلْب [kalb]

cat قـُطَّة [utta]

mouse فار [faar]

bird طائِر [teer]

Conversation in Egyptian

Now we finally reach the last part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Egyptian - Pronunciation
Where are you from? إنتَ مِنين؟ [enta meneen]
I'm from the U.S أنا مِن أمريكا [ana men amreeka]
I'm American أنا أمْريكي [ana amriki]
Where do you live? عايش فِين؟ [ayesh feen?]
I live in the U.S أنا عايش في أمريكا [ana 'ayesh fe amreeka]
What do you do for a living? بِتِشتَغَل إيه؟ [beteshtaghal eeh?]
I'm a student أنا طالِب [ana taleb]

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