Learn Arabic Arabic Numbers and Counting 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: How do you say 'one million' in Arabic?
- ألف (alf)
- مليون (milyoon) (Correct answer)
- مليار (milyar)
- مئة ألف (mi'at alf)
Correct answer: مليون (milyoon)
Milyoon (مليون) is the Arabic word for one million, borrowed and adapted from French/English.
Question 2: What does 'ربع' (rub') mean in Arabic number expressions?
- Half
- One quarter (Correct answer)
- One third
- Three quarters
Correct answer: One quarter
Rub' (ربع) means one quarter in Arabic, commonly used when telling time (quarter past/to) and in measurements.
Question 3: In Arabic, what happens to the noun when it follows the number 2?
- It takes the plural form
- It takes the dual form (Correct answer)
- It takes the singular form
- It takes the collective form
Correct answer: It takes the dual form
After the number 2 (ithnan), the noun takes the dual form (مثنى), which is a special grammatical form distinct from plural.
Question 4: How do you express the number 50 in Arabic?
- خمسة عشر (khamsat ashar)
- خمسون (khamsoon) (Correct answer)
- خمسمئة (khamsmi'a)
- خمسة آلاف (khamsat alaf)
Correct answer: خمسون (khamsoon)
Khamsoon (خمسون) means fifty in Arabic, formed from khamsa (five) plus the tens suffix '-oon'.
Question 5: What is the Eastern Arabic numeral for the number 5?
- ٤
- ٥ (Correct answer)
- ٦
- ٧
Correct answer: ٥
The Eastern Arabic numeral ٥ represents the number five.
Question 6: What does 'ثلث' (thulth) mean in Arabic?
- Half
- Two thirds
- One third (Correct answer)
- Three quarters
Correct answer: One third
Thulth (ثلث) means one third in Arabic, coming from the root for the number three (thalatha).
Learn Arabic Arabic Numbers and Counting 3
How do you say 'one million' in Arabic?