Lesson 37 - Learn the Ordinal Numbers in Spoken Arabic

Question 1

a3dād tartibiyye

Answer 1

ordinal numbers

Question 2

awwal (m)
ūla (f)

Answer 2

first

Question 3

tāni (m)
tānye (f)

Answer 3

second

Question 4

tālet (m)
tālte (f)

Answer 4

third

Question 5

rābe3 (m)
rāb3a (f)

Answer 5

fourth

Question 6

ḫāmes (m)
ḫāmse (f)

Answer 6

fifth

Question 7

sādes (m)
sādse (f)

Answer 7

sixth

Question 8

sābe3 (m)
sāb3a (f)

Answer 8

seventh

Question 9

tāmen (m)
tāmne (f)

Answer 9

eighth

Question 10

tāse3 (m)
tās3a (f)

Answer 10

ninth

Question 11

3āšer (m)
3āšre (f)

Answer 11

tenth

Question 12

ordinal numbers 1-10 (first-tenth)

Answer 12

For ordinal numbers 1-10, the ordinal number can come before or after the noun.

When the number is before the noun, the masculine form is used regardless of the gender of the noun.

When the number comes after the noun, the definite article is used for both the noun and the ordinal number AND the gender must match.

Question 13

il bēt irrābe3
rābe3 bēt

Answer 13

the fourth house
(note because number followed the noun, one matches the gender of the noun. Again, def article for both)

Question 14

il bint irrāb3a
rāb3e3 bint

Answer 14

the fourth girl
(note because number followed the noun, one matches the gender of the noun. Again, def article for both)

Question 15

rābe3 bēt

Answer 15

the fourth house

Question 16

rābe3 bint

Answer 16

the fourth girl
(note becuase number precedes noun, the masculine form is used - even though bint is feminine)

Question 17

hāda il yōm il awwal
hāda awwal yōm

Answer 17

This is the first day

Question 18

hādi il marra il ūla
hādi awwal marra

Answer 18

This is the first time

Question 19

ana sāken (m) fiṭ-ṭābe’ ilḫāmes
ana sāken (m) fi-ḫāmes ṭābe’

ana sākne (f) fiṭ-ṭābe’ ilḫāmes
ana sākne (f) fi-ḫāmes ṭābe’

Answer 19

I live on the fifth floor
ṭābeq - floor
ṭābeq - floor (don’t say the “q”)

Question 20

Hādi issane ilḫāmse
Hādi ḫāmes sane

Answer 20

this is the fifth year

Question 21

ordinal number is always used after the grade (as in school level)

Answer 21

for grades in school

Question 22

ṣaff

Answer 22

grade (as in school)

Question 23

iṣṣaff il awwal

Answer 23

The first grade

Question 24

iṣṣaff it-tāni

Answer 24

the second grade

Question 25

ordinal numbers

Answer 25

a3dād tartibiyye

Question 26

first

Answer 26

awwal (m) ūla (f)

Question 27

second

Answer 27

tāni (m) tānye (f)

Question 28

third

Answer 28

tālet (m) tālte (f)

Question 29

fourth

Answer 29

rābe3 (m) rāb3a (f)

Question 30

fifth

Answer 30

ḫāmes (m) ḫāmse (f)

Question 31

sixth

Answer 31

sādes (m) sādse (f)

Question 32

seventh

Answer 32

sābe3 (m) sāb3a (f)

Question 33

eighth

Answer 33

tāmen (m) tāmne (f)

Question 34

ninth

Answer 34

tāse3 (m) tās3a (f)

Question 35

tenth

Answer 35

3āšer (m) 3āšre (f)

Question 36

the fourth house

Answer 36

il bēt irrābe3 rābe3 bēt

Question 37

the fourth girl

Answer 37

il bint irrāb3a rāb3e3 bint

Question 38

the fourth house

Answer 38

rābe3 bēt

Question 39

the fourth girl

Answer 39

rābe3 bint

Question 40

This is the first day

Answer 40

hāda il yōm il awwal hāda awwal yōm

Question 41

This is the first time

Answer 41

hādi il marra il ūla hādi awwal marra

Question 42

I live on the fifth floor

Answer 42

ana sāken (m) fiṭ-ṭābe' ilḫāmes ana sāken (m) fi-ḫāmes ṭābe' ana sākne (f) fiṭ-ṭābe' ilḫāmes ana sākne (f) fi-ḫāmes ṭābe'

Question 43

this is the fifth year

Answer 43

Hādi issane ilḫāmse Hādi ḫāmes sane

Question 44

for grades in school

Answer 44

ordinal number is always used after the grade (as in school level)

Question 45

grade (as in school)

Answer 45

ṣaff

Question 46

The first grade

Answer 46

iṣṣaff il awwal

Question 47

the second grade

Answer 47

iṣṣaff it-tāni