Numbers, days and months in Egyptian Arabic
Counting from zero to twenty, the days of the week and the months of the year, each said by a native Egyptian teacher.
Tap the speaker to hear the teacher say it. Every line shows the English, an easy transliteration (the way it sounds, in Latin letters) and the Arabic script. You don’t need to read Arabic to use these.
Numbers 0 to 10
Egypt uses the Arabic-Indic digits ٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩ on signs, prices and number plates, as well as 0-9.
- 0Sefrصفر
- 1Wahedواحد
- 2Etneenاتنين
- 3Talataتلاته
- 4Arbaaأربعه
- 5Khamsaخمسه
- 6Settaسته
- 7Sabaسبعه
- 8Tamaniaتمانيه
- 9Tesaaتسعه
- 10Asharaعشره
Numbers 11 to 20
- 11Hedasherحداشر
- 12Etnaasharاتناشر
- 13Talatasharتلاتاشر
- 14Arbatasharأربعتاشر
- 15Khamsatasharخمستاشر
- 16Settasharستاشر
- 17Sabtasharسبعتاشر
- 18Tamanatasharتمنتاشر
- 19Tesaatasharتسعتاشر
- 20Eshreenعشرين
Days of the week
The Egyptian week starts on Sunday, and the weekend is Friday and Saturday.
- SundayYoom el hadيوم الحد
- MondayYoom el etneenيوم الاتنين
- TuesdayYoom el talatيوم التلات
- WednesdayYoom el arbaaيوم الأربع
- ThursdayYoom el khamisيوم الخميس
- FridayYoom el gomaaيوم الجمعه
- SaturdayYoom el sabtيوم السبت
Months
Egyptians use these month names, which come from the European (Latin) ones.
- JanuaryYanayerيناير
- FebruaryFebrayerفبراير
- MarchMaresمارس
- AprilAbrilأبريل
- MayMayuمايو
- JuneYonyuيونيو
- JulyYolyuيوليو
- AugustAghostosأغسطس
- SeptemberSeptemberسبتمبر
- OctoberOctobarأكتوبر
- NovemberNovemberنوفمبر
- DecemberDecemberديسمبر
Keep going in the app
These come from the last two lessons of Mashi’s True Beginner level, which starts from zero and needs no alphabet.
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