Ordinal Numbers in Arabic

The ordinal numbers in Arabic: أَوَّل (awwal, first), ثَانِي (thānī, second), ثَالِث (thālith, third), رَابِع (rābiʿ, fourth), خَامِس (khāmis, fifth), سَادِس (sādis, sixth), سَابِع (sābiʿ, seventh), ثَامِن (thāmin, eighth), التَّاسِع (at-tāsiʿ, ninth), عَاشِر (ʿāshir, tenth), الحَادِي عَشَر (al-ḥādī ʿashar, eleventh), الثَّانِي عَشَر (ath-thānī ʿashar, twelfth). Below are all 12 ordinal numbers from lesson 22 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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Lesson 22 · Ordinals 1–12 12 words

  • أَوَّل awwal first

    فاز بالمركز الأول بسهولة.

    Faza bil-markaz al-awwal bisuhulah.

    He won first place easily.

  • ثَانِي thānī second

    هذه مرتي الثانية هنا.

    Hādhihi marratī ath-thāniyah hunā.

    This is my second time here.

  • ثَالِث thālith third

    أنهوا في المركز الثالث.

    Anhaw fil-markaz ath-thaalith.

    They finished in third place.

  • رَابِع rābiʿ fourth

    أنا الرابع في الطابور.

    Ana ar-rābiʿ fi aṭ-ṭābūr.

    I am fourth in line.

  • خَامِس khāmis fifth

    هي في الصف الخامس.

    hiya fi as-saff al-khamis.

    She is in the fifth row.

  • سَادِس sādis sixth

    هو الشخص السادس.

    Huwa ash-shakhs as-saadis.

    He is the sixth person.

  • سَابِع sābiʿ seventh

    يسكنون في الطابق السابع.

    Yaskunūna fī aṭ-ṭābiq as-sābiʿ.

    They live on the seventh floor.

  • ثَامِن thāmin eighth

    هذه هي التفاحة الثامنة.

    Hādhihi hiya at-tuffāḥa ath-thāmina.

    This is the eighth apple.

  • التَّاسِع at-tāsiʿ ninth

    اليوم التَّاسِع عطلة.

    al-yawm at-tāsiʿ ʿuṭlah.

    The ninth day is a holiday.

  • عَاشِر ʿāshir tenth

    هي في المركز العاشر.

    hiya fil-markaz al-ʿāshir.

    She is the tenth place.

  • الحَادِي عَشَر al-ḥādī ʿashar eleventh

    يحتفلون بذكراهم السنوية الحادية عشرة.

    yaḥtafilūna bi-dhikrāhum as-sanawiyyah al-ḥādiyah ʿashrah.

    They celebrate their eleventh anniversary.

  • الثَّانِي عَشَر ath-thānī ʿashar twelfth

    ذلك هو الشهر الثاني عشر.

    dhālika huwa ash-shahru ath-thānī ʿashar.

    That is the twelfth month.

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