Moroccan Darija for “ten”
/3esh-ra/
عشرة
3ndi 3shra dyal ddrahem.
I have ten dirhams.
Latin Darija has several accepted writing styles. You may see this word written as:
These spellings refer to the same word. In chat writing, 3, 7, and 9 commonly represent ع, ح, and ق. Vowels and sh/ch can also vary. You can search using any spelling listed here.
Say 3shra (عشرة) for “ten” in Moroccan Darija. The pronunciation guide is /3esh-ra/. It is a numeral. In a natural conversation, you can say “3ndi 3shra dyal ddrahem.”, meaning “I have ten dirhams.” The French equivalent is dix.
Ssa3a 3shra.
الساعة عشرة.
It's ten o'clock. · Il est dix heures.
3shr dqayq.
عشر دقايق.
Ten minutes. · Dix minutes.
3shra d nnas f lbit.
عشرة د الناس ف البيت.
Ten people in the room. · Dix personnes dans la pièce.
Ten. The short form occurs before some nouns: '3shr snin' (ten years). The numbers eleven through nineteen end in '-ash', for example '7dash' (11), 'tnash' (12), and 'tltash' (13).
| English | ten |
|---|---|
| French | dix |
| Spanish | diez |
| Italian | dieci |
| German | zehn |
| Portuguese | dez |
| Dutch | tien |
| Turkish | on |
3shra (عشرة) is a Moroccan Darija word or expression meaning "ten" in English and "dix" in French. It is a beginner-level word in the numbers category.
A natural example is “3ndi 3shra dyal ddrahem.” It means “I have ten dirhams.”
3shra is pronounced /3esh-ra/. You can listen to the audio pronunciation by clicking the "Listen" button above.
In Arabic script it is written عشرة (with vowel marks: عَشْرَة).
Ten. The short form occurs before some nouns: '3shr snin' (ten years). The numbers eleven through nineteen end in '-ash', for example '7dash' (11), 'tnash' (12), and 'tltash' (13).