Numbers 100 to 999

Hundreds

For numbers from 300 to 900, use the short form of the number followed by miya:

Adding smaller numbers

When a number is not an exact hundred, use: hundreds + u + the rest of the number

Exact multiples of one hundred with nouns

The structure is: number + t + singular noun

rb3 miyat kursi — four hundred chairs  ·  stt miyat ryal — six hundred ryal

Numbers that are not exact hundreds

Use the rule that matches the final part of the number:

• 105 books — final number is five: miya u xmsa d l-ktub
• 214 books — final number is fourteen: miyatayn u rb3ṭaš r ktab
• 657 books — final number is fifty-seven: stt miya u sb3a u xmsin ktab

Number-matching exercise

Match each number with its correct Darija form.

Numbers: 199, 2, 11, 149, 137, 75, 69, 156

Darija forms: miya u ts3ud u rb3in, ts3ud u sttin, miya u stta u xmsin, xmsa u sb3in, miya u ts3ud u ts3in, нḍaš, miya u sb3a u tlatin, juj