Moroccan Numbers
Learning the Moroccan Numbers is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Moroccan language. But first we need to know what the role of Numbers is in the structure of the grammar in Moroccan.
Moroccan cardinal number convey the "how many" they're also known as "counting numbers," because they show quantity. Here are some examples:
| English Numbers | Moroccan Numbers/ Arabic Script |
| numbers | nmari - أرقام |
| one | wahade - واحد |
| two | zouje - اثنان |
| three | tlata - ثلاثة |
| four | rabaa - أربعة |
| five | khamssa - خمسة |
| six | satta - ستة |
| seven | sabaa - سبعة |
| eight | tmaniya - ثمانية |
| nine | tasaa - تسعة |
| ten | aashra - عشرة |
| eleven | hdashe - أحد عشر |
| twelve | tnashe - اثنا عشر |
| thirteen | tlattashe - ثلاثة عشر |
| fourteen | rbatashe - أربعة عشرة |
| fifteen | khamstashe - خمسة عشر |
| sixteen | sattashe - ست عشرة |
| seventeen | sbattashe - سبعة عشر |
| eighteen | tamntashe - ثمانية عشر |
| nineteen | tasaatashe - تسعة عشر |
| twenty | aashrine - عشرون |
| hundred | miya - مائة |
| one thousand | alfe - ألف |
| million | malioune - مليون |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Numbers in Moroccan has a logical pattern. Locate the Numbers above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Moroccan.
List of Ordinal Numbers in Moroccan
Moroccan Ordinal numbers tell the order of things in a set: first, second, third, etc. Ordinal numbers do not show quantity. They only show rank or position. Below is a list of the Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers in Moroccan. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Moroccan vocabulary.
| English Numbers | Moroccan Numbers/ Arabic Script |
| Ordinal Numbers | |
| first | lawale - أول |
| second | tany - ثان |
| third | talate - ثالث |
| fourth | rabaa - رابع |
| fifth | alkhamasse - خامس |
| sixth | sadasse - سادس |
| seventh | sabae - سابع |
| eighth | tamane - ثامن |
| ninth | tassae - تاسع |
| tenth | alaashare - عاشر |
| eleventh | alhadashe - حادى عشر |
| twelfth | tany aasharre - ثاني عشر |
| thirteenth | talateasharre - ثالث عشر |
| fourteenth | rabaee aashar - رابع عشر |
| fifteenth | khamasse aashar - خامس عشر |
| sixteenth | sadasse aasharre - سادس عشر |
| seventeenth | sabae aasharre - سابع عشر |
| eighteenth | tamane aashare - ثامن عشر |
| nineteenth | tassaae aasharre - تاسع عشر |
| twentieth | lishroune - العشرين |
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| once | marra - مرة |
| twice | martine - مرتين |
Cardinal Numbers and Ordinal Numbers have a very important role in Moroccan, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Moroccan Numbers, you might want to check the rest of our Moroccan lessons here: Learn Moroccan. Don't forget to bookmark this page.