رقم واحد
/raqm waː.ħid/word by word
The English phrase "number one" is translated into Arabic as رقم واحد.
You can use أنا الأوَّل to mean "I am the first" as a way to emphasize being the best or number one.
Did you know?
- The word واحد shares a root with the word وحيد, which means 'alone' or 'only', linking the numerical value of one to the feeling of solitude.
- In some dialects, the phrase واحد واحد ('one one') is used to mean 'slowly' or 'step by step' rather than just counting.
- While رقم واحد means 'number one', the word واحد is also used as a generic placeholder meaning 'someone' or 'anyone' in various dialects.
Examples in context
- هذا هو رقم واحد في القائمة.hadha huwa raqm wahid fi al-qa'ima.This is number one on the list.
- أريد كتاب رقم واحد فقط.uridu kitab raqm wahid faqat.I want only book number one.
- رقم واحد هو رقمي المفضل.raqm wahid huwa raqmi al-mufaddal.Number one is my favorite number.
Example conversation
A student is asking a teacher about a specific question in a textbook.
- مريم Maryamيا أستاذ، أي سؤال هو رقم واحد؟ya ustadh, ay su'al huwa raqm wahid?Teacher, which question is number one?
- أحمد Ahmedالسؤال رقم واحد في الصفحة الأولى.al-su'al raqm wahid fi al-safha al-oula.Question number one is on the first page.
- مريم Maryamشكراً لك، لقد وجدته.shukran lak, laqad wajadtuhu.Thank you, I found it.
- أحمد Ahmedعفواً يا مريم، بالتوفيق.afwan ya Maryam, bil-tawfiq.You're welcome, Maryam, good luck.
