At a glance · Level 4
Compound numbers 11–19
The number agrees with the noun’s gender
Eleven students
Masculine
- أَحَدَ عَشَرَ طَالِبًا11 male students
Feminine
- إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ طَالِبَةً11 female students
Getting to know someone
- Speaker A: مَا اسْمُكَ يَا أَخِي؟What’s your name, brother?
- Speaker B: اسْمِي خَالِدٌMy name is Khalid.
Read every number aloud with its noun, every day.
The meeting: compound numbers 11–19
This unit reviews the compound numbers from 11 to 19 and practises them in short sentences. You see how the masculine and feminine forms differ, as in أَحَدَ عَشَرَ طَالِبًا and إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ طَالِبَةً. You also practise a short introduction dialogue and work on pronouncing the numbers correctly.
Based on the lesson’s written summary.
Practice
Pick the right “eleven”
Put أَحَدَ عَشَرَ or إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ in front of each noun. Check the noun’s gender first.
Word 1 of 10
Which word goes here?طَالِبًا
You will be able to
- You can say the numbers 11 to 19 with a noun.
- You can tell the masculine form from the feminine form of a compound number.
- You can ask someone’s name and give your own.
Key points
- 1
Review: numbers 11 to 19
The unit opens with a picture of compound numbers from 11 to 19, a review of the previous lesson, used in simple sentences.
- 2
Masculine and feminine forms
Each compound number has a masculine and a feminine form. With a masculine noun you say أَحَدَ عَشَرَ طَالِبًا; with a feminine noun you say إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ طَالِبَةً.
- 3
A short introduction dialogue
Learners act out a simple dialogue with a classmate: one asks مَا اسْمُكَ يَا أَخِي؟ and the other answers اسْمِي خَالِدٌ.
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Repeat and pronounce
The numbers are repeated in different contexts, with attention to correct pronunciation. Read the dialogues and sentences aloud with confidence, and practise every day.
Vocabulary
- أَحَدَ عَشَرَ
eleven (masculine)
aḥada ʿashara
- إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ
eleven (feminine)
iḥdā ʿashrata
- طَالِبٌ
student (male)
ṭālibun
- طَالِبَةٌ
student (female)
ṭālibatun
- اسْمٌ
name
ismun
- أَخٌ
brother
akhun
| Arabic | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| أَحَدَ عَشَرَ | aḥada ʿashara | eleven (masculine) |
| إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ | iḥdā ʿashrata | eleven (feminine) |
| طَالِبٌ | ṭālibun | student (male) |
| طَالِبَةٌ | ṭālibatun | student (female) |
| اسْمٌ | ismun | name |
| أَخٌ | akhun | brother |
Examples
- أَحَدَ عَشَرَ طَالِبًا
aḥada ʿashara ṭāliban
eleven students (male)
- إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ طَالِبَةً
iḥdā ʿashrata ṭālibatan
eleven students (female)
- مَا اسْمُكَ يَا أَخِي؟
mā-smuka yā akhī?
What is your name, brother?
- اسْمِي خَالِدٌ
ismī khālid
My name is Khalid.
Watch out
- Check the gender of the noun first: أَحَدَ عَشَرَ goes with a masculine noun (طَالِبًا), إِحْدَى عَشْرَةَ with a feminine noun (طَالِبَةً).
- Pronounce each part of the number carefully and practise the numbers daily.