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LESSON 36Thousands and Larger Numbers
The word “thousand”
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| One thousand | alf |
| Two thousand | alfayn |
| Thousands — plural | alaf |
The plural alaf is used with the short forms of the numbers from 3 to 10. After ten thousand, the singular form alf is used again.
Examples
| English | Darija |
|---|---|
| One thousand | alf |
| One thousand one | alf u waнd |
| One thousand fifteen | alf u xmsṭaš |
| One thousand three hundred sixty-seven | alf u tlt miya u sb3a u sttin |
| Two thousand | alfayn |
| Two thousand twenty-two | alfayn u tnayn u 3šrin |
| Three thousand | tlt alaf |
| Three thousand seven hundred fifty | tlt alaf u sb3 miya u xmsin |
| Four thousand | rb3 alaf |
| Five thousand | xms alaf |
| Six thousand | stt alaf |
| Seven thousand | sb3 alaf |
| Eight thousand | tmn alaf |
| Nine thousand | ts3 alaf |
| Nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine | ts3 alaf u ts3 miya u ts3ud u ts3in |
| Ten thousand | 3šr alaf |
| Eleven thousand | нḍaš r alf |
| Two hundred thousand | miyatayn alf |
| 999,999 | ts3 miya u ts3ud u ts3in alf u ts3 miya u ts3ud u ts3in |
Exact thousands with nouns
Exact multiples of one thousand can be combined with nouns in two ways:
Structure 1 (number + singular noun): xms alaf wld — five thousand boys
Structure 2 (number + d + plural noun with the definite article): xms alaf d l-wlad — five thousand boys
For numbers larger than one thousand that are not exact thousands, use the rule that matches the final digits.
Larger number words
| English | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Million | mlyun | mlayn |
| Billion | mlyar | mlayr |
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