Why learn how to count in Moroccan?
If you are in Morocco, it is always good to know the language of the country you are in. You don’t need to become a pro either, but you can learn the basics like counting, which can be useful when negotiating in Morocco.
Learning how to count in Moroccan (Darija) without needing to know a thing of Arabic, this is what we are going to teach you in this free Darija lesson. By the end of this article, you will be able to count in Moroccan Arabic dialect hopefully as a pro from the get-go, so let’s get started.
Counting numbers in Moroccan Arabic dialect (Darija)
| Counting from one to ten (with audio) | |||
| Numbers | Numbers in Moroccan Arabic | Audio | Slow audio version |
| One – 1 | Wahed | ||
| Two – 2 | Jouj | ||
| Three – 3 | Tlata | ||
| Four – 4 | Reb’a | ||
| Five – 5 | Khemsa | ||
| Six – 6 | Setta | ||
| Seven – 7 | Seb’a | ||
| Eight – 8 | Tmenya | ||
| Nine – 9 | Tes’oud | ||
| Ten -10 | ‘echra | ||
-from 13 to 19 in English the numbers end in -teen, in Moroccan, from 11 to 19, the numbers end in -ach.
| Counting from 11 to 19 (with audio) | |||
| Numbers in English | Numbers in Moroccan Arabic | Audio | Slow version audio |
| Eleven – 11 | Hdach | ||
| Twelve -12 | Tnach | ||
| Thirteen – 13 | Tlettach | ||
| Fourteen – 14 | Rbe’tach | ||
| Fifteen – 15 | Khmestach | ||
| Sixteen- 16 | Settach | ||
| Seventeen – 17 | Sebe’tach | ||
| Eighteen – 18 | Tmentach | ||
| Nineteen – 19 | Tse’tach | ||
-from 20 to 90 in English the numbers end in -ty, in Moroccan, they end in -ine.
| Counting (the tens) from 20 to 90 (with audio) | |||
| Numbers in English | Numbers in Moroccan Arabic | Audio | Slow version audio |
| Twenty- 20 | Echrine | ||
| Thirty – 30 | Tlatine | ||
| Forty – 40 | Reb’ine | ||
| Fifty – 50 | Khemsine | ||
| Sixty – 60 | Settine | ||
| Seventy – 70 | Seb’ine | ||
| Eighty – 80 | Tmanine | ||
| Ninety – 90 | Tes’ine | ||
-to express a compound number starting from 21, we first need to state the number of units, then the number of tens preceded by w (which means: and).
| 21 | Wahed w ‘echrine | ||
| 22 | Tnine w ‘echrine | ||
| 23 | Tlata w ‘echrine |
-from 100 to 900 (from 300, the numbers in Moroccan Arabic end with -mya).
| Counting (the hundreds) from 100 to 900 (with audio) | |||
| Numbers | Numbers in Moroccan Arabic | Audio | Slow version audio |
| 100 | Mya | ||
| 200 | Mitine | ||
| 300 | Teltemya | ||
| 400 | Reb’emya | ||
| 500 | Khemsemya | ||
| 600 | Settemya | ||
| 700 | Seb’emya | ||
| 800 | Temnemya | ||
| 900 | Tes’emya | ||
-from 1 000 à 10 000 (from 3 000, the numbers in Moroccan Arabic end with -laf)
| Counting (the thousands) from 100 to 900 (with audio) | |||
| Numbers | Numbers in Moroccan Arabic | Audio | Slow version audio |
| 1 000 | Alf | ||
| 2 000 | Alfayne | ||
| 3 000 | Teltalaf | ||
| 4 000 | Reb’alaf | ||
| 5 000 | Khemsalaf | ||
| 6 000 | Settalaf | ||
| 7 000 | Seb’alaf | ||
| 8 000 | Temnalaf | ||
| 9 000 | Tes’alaf | ||
| 10 000 | ‘echralaf | ||
-from 11 000 à 19 000, they end with -ralef:
| 11 000 | Hdachralf | ||
| 12 000 | Tnachralf | ||
| 19 000 | Tse’tachralf |
-from 20 000, they end with -alf:
| 20 000 | ‘echrine alf | ||
| 21 000 | Wahed w ‘echrine alf | ||
| 32 000 | Tnine w tlatine alf | ||
| etc. |
The bottom line
This free Moroccan Arabic dialect Darija lesson helps you understand and learn the basics of how to count in the Moroccan Arabic Language.
Hope that this lesson helped in your Darija learning process. Study well, and stick around to learn more about the Moroccan Arabic dialect.
