One is wahid (waah-heet) (واحد). Two is itnan (ihth-naan) (إثنان). Three is talata (theh-lah-theh) (ثلاثة). Four is arba’a (ahr-uh-bah-ah) (أربع). Five is hamsa (hahm-sah) (خمسة). Note that the h has a guttural pronunciation. Imagine exhaling a strong, deep breath from the back of your throat as you say it.

Six is sitta (siht-tah) (ستة). Seven is sab’a (sehb-uh-ah) (سبعة). Note that this sounds somewhat similar to the English word “seven. " Eight is tamaniya (theh-mah-nee-yuh) (ثمانية). Nine is tis’a (tihs-anh) (تسعة). Speak the last syllable from further back in your throat. Ten is ashra (ahsh-ahr-rah) (عشرة). The r is ever so slightly clipped or rolled.

Just as in English, the word for “zero” is not typically used in reading numbers, unless you’re reading a list of cardinal numbers, such as a phone number or a credit card number.

The Hindu-Arabic numbers are 10 symbols or digits, representing the numbers 0 and 1 through 9: ٩ ٨ ٧ ٦ ٥ ٤ ٣ ٢ ١ ٠ . As in English, these 10 digits are combined to form every other number. So 10 would be a 1 and a 0, just as in English: ١٠ (10). Arabic is written and read right to left. However, Arabic numerals are written and read from left to right, just as you read English and other European languages.

Twenty (20) is ishrun. Note that you take the word for two, itnan, remove the last syllable, and replace it with un. The consonants ending the first syllable do change when writing the word using the Western alphabet. Thirty (30) is thalathun. Forty (40) is arba’un. Fifty (50) is khamsun. Sixty (60) is sittun. Seventy (70) is sab’un. Eighty (80) is thamanun. Ninety (90) is tis’un.

For example, 13 would be thalatha ‘ashar. A literal translation would be “three and ten. " All the other numbers from 11 through 19 follow this same formula.

For example, fifty-three (53) is thalatha wa-khamsun. The literal translation is the same as for the numbers 11 through 19. Thalatha wa-khamsun could be literally translated as “three and fifty. "

For example, thalatha mi’a is 300.

To watch one such free video, check out https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=8ioZ1fWFK58. The playlist includes several other Arabic counting songs, so you can watch different ones until you find one you like.

For example, the app Polynumial translates numbers and helps you learn how to count. While the main app includes 50 different languages, there is also an Arabic-specific version. However, this app is only available for iPhones.

For example, if you check your bank balance, try saying the number in Arabic. You can also do this with your step count, items in your grocery cart, number of minutes until lunchtime, or number of points in a sports game.

You can purchase sets of flashcards online or at an educational store. There are also websites where you can download printable flashcards for free. Simply do a search for “free printable counting flashcards. " Look up the word for the object online, then practice saying the word for the object along with the number of objects.