Moroccan Numbers

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

Cardinal and Ordinal - Moroccan - Pronunciation
one واحد [wahed]
first اول [awal]
two جوج [jouj]
second تاني [tani]
three تلاتا [tlata]
third تالت [talet]
four ربعا [rebƷa]
fourth رابع [rabeƷ]
five خمسا [khemsa]
fifth خامس [khames]
six ستا [setta]
sixth سادس [sades]
seven سبعا [sebƷa]
seventh سابع [sabeƷ]
eight تمنيا [tmenia]
eighth تامن [tamen]
nine تسعود [tesƷud]
ninth تاسع [taseƷ]
ten عشرا [Ʒeshra]
tenth عاشر [Ʒasher]
eleven حداش [ĥdash]
eleventh حادش [ĥadesh]
twelve تناش [tnash]
twelfth تانش [tanesh]
thirteen تلتاش [teltaash]
thirteenth تلتاش [teltaash]
fourteen ربعتاش [rebƷtaash]
once مرا [merra]
fifteen خمستاش [khmestaash]
twice جوج مرات [jouj merrat]
sixteen ستاش [settash]
Monday تنين [tneen]
seventeen سبعتاش [sbeƷtaash]
Tuesday تلات [tlaat]
eighteen تمنتاش [tmentaash]
Wednesday لاربع [larbeƷ]
nineteen تسعتاش [tseƷtaash]
Thursday خميس [khmees]
twenty عشرين [Ʒeshreen]
Friday جمعا [jemƷa]
seventy one واحد و سبعين [wahed we sebƷeen]
Saturday سبت [sebt]
one hundred مية [mya]
Sunday حد [ĥed]

Numbers Grammar Rules

Moroccan 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 Moroccan. The examples below use numbers in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Moroccan + Pronunciation
I have three dogs [number + noun] عندي تلاتا ديال الكلاب [Ʒendi tlata dyal klaab]
my daughter has two cats [number + noun] بنتي عندها جووج قطوط [benti Ʒendha jouj qtoot]
she speaks seven languages [verb + number] كاتهدر سبعا ديال لوغات [katehder sebƷa dyal lughaat]
my brother has one son [number + singular noun] خويا عندو ولد واحد [khuya Ʒendo weld waĥed]
this is my second lesson [ordinal number + noun] هادا هووا درسي التاني [hada huwa dersi tani]
did you read the third book? [ordinal number + noun] واش قريتي لكتاب التالت؟ [wash qriti lektaab talet?]

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

cow بگرة [begra]

goat معزة [meƷza]

donkey حماار [ĥmaar]

horse عود [Ʒawd]

dog كلب [kelb]

cat قط [qet]

mouse فار [far]

bird فرخ [ferkh]

Conversation in Moroccan

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 - Moroccan - Pronunciation
Where are you from? منين نتا؟ [mneen nta?]
I'm from the U.S انا من ميريكان [ana men mirikan]
I'm American انا ميريكاني [ana mirikani]
Where do you live? فين عايش؟ [feen Ʒayesh?]
I live in the U.S عايش فميريكان [Ʒayesh f mirikan]
What do you do for a living? شنو كتخدم؟ [shno katekhdem?]
I'm a student انا طالب [ana taleb]

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