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LESSON 35Numbers 100 to 999
Hundreds
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| One hundred | miya |
| Two hundred | miyatayn |
For numbers from 300 to 900, use the short form of the number followed by miya:
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| Three hundred | tlt miya |
| Four hundred | rb3 miya |
| Five hundred | xms miya |
| Six hundred | stt miya |
| Seven hundred | sb3 miya |
| Eight hundred | tmn miya |
| Nine hundred | ts3 miya |
Adding smaller numbers
When a number is not an exact hundred, use: hundreds + u + the rest of the number
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| One hundred one | miya u waнd |
| One hundred two | miya u juj |
| One hundred ten | miya u 3šra |
| One hundred eleven | miya u нḍaš |
| One hundred twenty-one | miya u waнd u 3šrin |
| One hundred twenty-two | miya u tnayn u 3šrin |
| One hundred ninety-nine | miya u ts3ud u ts3in |
| Two hundred fifty-seven | miyatayn u sb3a u xmsin |
| Three hundred forty-five | tlt miya u xmsa u rb3in |
| Nine hundred ninety-nine | ts3 miya u ts3ud u ts3in |
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