Here are Arabic words for numbers to start with: ثمانية (thamaniya, eight), خمسة (khamsa, five), أربعة (arba'a, four), تسعة (tis'a, nine). Below are 32 words (A1–B1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 4 themed lists.
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| eight | ثمانيةthamaniya | num | A1 |
| five | خمسةkhamsa | num | A1 |
| four | أربعةarba'a | num | A1 |
| nine | تسعةtis'a | num | A1 |
| one | واحدwahid | num | A1 |
| seven | سبعةsab'a | num | A1 |
| six | ستةsitta | num | A1 |
| ten | عشرة'ashara | num | A1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| eighteen | ثمانية عشرthamaniya 'ashar | num | A1 |
| eighty | ثمانونthamanun | num | A1 |
| eleven | أحد عشرahad 'ashar | num | A1 |
| fifteen | خمسة عشرkhamsa 'ashar | num | A1 |
| fifty | خمسونkhamsun | num | A1 |
| forty | أربعونarba'un | num | A1 |
| fourteen | أربعة عشرarba'a 'ashar | num | A1 |
| nineteen | تسعة عشرtis'a 'ashar | num | A1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | أولawwal | num | A1 |
| fourth | رابعrabi' | num | A1 |
| second | ثانيthani | num | A1 |
| tenth | عاشر'ashir | num | A1 |
| million | مليونmilyun | noun | A2 |
| third | ثالثthalith | num | A2 |
| thousand | ألفalf | num | A2 |
| fifth | خامسkhamis | num | B1 |
| English | Arabic | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| yard | ياردةyarda | noun | A1 |
| centimeter | سنتيمترsantimitr | noun | A2 |
| gram | غرامgram | noun | A2 |
| kilogram | كيلوغرامkilughram | noun | A2 |
| kilometer | كيلومترkilumitr | noun | A2 |
| liter | لترlitr | noun | A2 |
| milliliter | ملليلترmilliliter | noun | A2 |
| gallon | جالونjalun | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like ثمانية (thamaniya, eight), خمسة (khamsa, five), أربعة (arba'a, four), تسعة (tis'a, nine). This page lists 32 Arabic words for numbers (A1–B1), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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