How do you say 100 in Darija?
100 is mya in Moroccan Darija and is written مية . It is pronounced approximately “mi-ya”. For 200, we say myatayn ( ميتين ) and for 1,000, alf ( ألف ).
Numbers from 1 to 10 in Darija
| Digit | Darija | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | wa7ed | واحد |
| 2 | jouj | جوج |
| 3 | tlata | تلاتة |
| 4 | reb3a | ربعة |
| 5 | khamsa | خمسة |
| 6 | stta | ستة |
| 7 | seb3a | سبعة |
| 8 | tmnya | تمنية |
| 9 | tes3ud | تسعود |
| 10 | 3eshra | عشرة |
Numbers 11 to 20
| Digit | Darija | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | 7dash | حداش |
| 12 | tnash | طناش |
| 13 | tletash | تلطاش |
| 14 | rbe3tash | ربعطاش |
| 15 | khemstash | خمسطاش |
| 16 | settash | سطاش |
| 17 | sbe3tash | سبعطاش |
| 18 | tmentash | تمنطاش |
| 19 | tse3tash | تسعطاش |
| 20 | 3eshrin | عشرين |
Tens (30 to 90)
| Digit | Darija | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | tlatin | تلاتين |
| 40 | reb3in | ربعين |
| 50 | khamsin | خمسين |
| 60 | settin | ستين |
| 70 | seb3in | سبعين |
| 80 | tmanin | تمانين |
| 90 | tes3in | تسعين |
Tip: for “twenty-one”, we say wa7ed w 3eshrin , literally “one and twenty”. The same pattern works for all tens.
Note: in Morocco, we also hear khamsin written “khamsine” and 3eshrin written “achrine” — it is the same pronunciation, only the Latin spelling changes.
100, 200, 500, 1000 in Darija and beyond
| Digit | Darija | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | mya | مية |
| 101 | mya w wa7ed | مية وواحد |
| 110 | mya w 3eshra | مية وعشرة |
| 150 | mya w khamsin | مية وخمسين |
| 200 | myatayn | ميتين |
| 300 | tlet mya | تلاتمية |
| 400 | reb3 mya | ربعمية |
| 500 | khams mya | خمسمية |
| 600 | sett mya | ستمية |
| 700 | sbe3 mya | سبعمية |
| 800 | tmen mya | تمنمية |
| 900 | tse3 mya | تسعمية |
| 1000 | alf | ألف |
| 2000 | alfayn | ألفين |
| 10 000 | 3eshr alaf | عشر آلاف |
The most searched numbers in Darija
Short answers to the numbers we most often search for, with Arabic writing and pronunciation.
100 in darija
100 is mya ( مية ), pronounced "mi-ya". “One hundred dirhams” = mya derhem .
200 in darija
200 is myatayn ( ميتين ), pronounced "mya-tayn". It’s the duel of mya : we don’t say “jouj mya”.
500 in darija
500 is khams mya ( خمسمية ), literally "five hundred".
1000 in Darija
1000 is alf ( ألف ). 2000 = alfayn , 3000 = tlet alaf , 10,000 = 3eshr alaf .
90 in Darija
90 is tes3in ( تسعين ). 80 = tmanin , 70 = seb3in , 60 = settin .
30 in darija
30 is called tlatin ( تلاتين ). 40 = reb3in , 50 = khamsin .
11 in Darija
11 is called 7dash ( حداش ). The 7 notes the sound “ح”, a very breathy h. 12 = tnash , 15 = khemstash .
8 in Darija
8 is called tmnya ( تمنية ). 25 = khamsa w 3eshrin (“five and twenty”).
How to compose numbers in Darija
From 21, the darija generally places the unit before the ten and connects them with w ("and"). So, 21 becomes wa7ed w 3eshrin , literally "one and twenty". For hundreds, we start with the hundred: mya w khamsa w 3eshrin corresponds to 125.
| Number | Construction | Darija |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 1 + and + 20 | wa7ed w 3eshrin |
| 32 | 2 + and + 30 | jouj w tlatin |
| 48 | 8 + and + 40 | tmnya w reb3in |
| 125 | 100 + and + 5 + and + 20 | mya w khamsa w 3eshrin |
Latin pronunciation and spelling may vary slightly depending on the city or family. Numbers like 3 and 7 represent Arabic sounds that have no exact equivalent in French.
Ask for a price and haggle
| English | Darija | Arabic |
|---|---|---|
| How much is it? | Bsh7al hada ? | بشحال هادا؟ |
| It's expensive | Ghali bzzaf | غالي بزاف |
| Drop a little | Naqes shwiya | نقص شوية |
| The last price? | Akher taman ? | آخر ثمن؟ |
| One hundred dirhams | Mya derhem | مية درهم |
| Do you have the change? | 3endek s-serf ? | عندك الصرف؟ |
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