Cheese in Tunisian Arabic

جبنPronunciation (franco)jben

In franco, digits stand for Arabic sounds: 3 = ع, 7 = ح, 9 = ق.

Example

عملت كسكروت بالجبن اليوم قبل ما نخرج مالدار

3malt kaskrout bel-jben el-youm 9bal ma nokhroj mel-dar

I had a cheese sandwich today before leaving home.

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