[27] it's not always the lonely number one - counting

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       Sections: Video, Be careful, Listen and repeat, Rules of inflection (MSA)
 



   
Rules of the inflecton of numbers in MSA (Classical Arabic)


See below the MSA/Classical rules for the inflection of numbers and the counted nouns.

 

counted number inflection

second part number inflection

first part number inflection

 

counted item: feminine

 

counted item: masculine

the number

inflected

singular

_____

declinable


84-1

سَيِّدَةٌ واحِدَةٌ


84-2

وَلَدٌ واحِدٌ

1

inflected dual

_____

declinable


84-3

سَيِّدَتانِ اِثْنانِ

 
84-4

وَلَدانِ اِثْنانِ

2

genitive plural

_____

declinable


84-5

ثَلاثُ سَيِّداتٍ

 
84-6

ثَلاثَةٌ أوْلادٍ

3-10

genitive plural

_____

declinable


84-7

ثَلاثُ سَيِّداتٍ وَأوْلادٍ

 
84-8

ثَلاثَة أوْلادٍ  وَبَناتٍ

3-10

genitive singular

_____

declinable


84-9

مِأةٌ ، مِأتانِ سَيِّدَةٍ

 
84-10

مِأةٌ، مِأتانِ وَلَدٍ

100-200

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Drills 1 & 2 with answers

Try first on your own then listen...

Drill  

85  1- Count each of the light blue balls… 

86  2- Count each of the purple balls… 

87  3- Count each of the red balls… 

88  4- How many light blue balls are there?

89  5- How many orange balls are there? 

90  6- How many yellow balls are there? 

91  7- How many red balls are there?

92  8- How many purple balls are there?

93  9- How many balls in total are there? 

 Practice the short form of the numbers for Colloquial/spoken Arabic.

This does not apply for MSA/Classical Arabic.

Remember the short form of a number must be followed  by a noun: short from of number + noun

Drill  

94 1- Count the total of the light blue balls then say the noun korra (singlular) OR Kowar (plural) after it… (korra means ball)


95 2- Count the total of the purple balls then say the noun korra or kuwar after it…  


96 3- Count the total of the orange balls then say the noun korra or kuwar after it…  


   

    Well done! Now you know how to count stuff.               Since you now know how to count why not
                                                                                       learn how to
tell time...

 
   


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