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Using nombers for arabic letters!
In Arabic forums and chatrooms we use nombers for letters that have no equivelant in English, here they are:

3: as in 3ali, 3adel, 3umar, 3abdallah.
5: as in 5alid, 5aleel (similar to the way Spanish people pronounce "Jose").
7: as in 7asan, 7usein.
8: as in 3ira8 (Iraq)
9: as in 9addam (lestin to how arabs pronounce his name, like pronouncing "S" with your mouth full of food!! :D ).

Language pair: Arabic, Middle Eastern; All

Samer
Yousif
January 3, 2007

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