Zero in Tunisian Arabic

صفرPronunciation (franco)sfer

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

Example

خذا صفر في الدفوار

5dha sfar fi el-devoir

He got a zero on the assignment.

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