Your Quick Guide to 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 9 in Arabizi

Arabic Numbers Made Easy

This PDF is a practical reference guide to the numbers commonly used when writing Arabic with English letters, also known as Arabizi or Franco-Arabic.

Inside, you will find:

• An introduction to why numbers are used when writing Arabic with English letters
• An explanation of the main numbers used to represent Arabic sounds
• A clear reference table showing each number, the Arabic letter or sound it represents, and examples of words
• A closer look at the 3 most important numbers to recognize: 2, 3 and 7
• Examples showing how 3ayn (3) and 7 are pronounced and used in common Arabic words
• An explanation of other commonly seen numbers, including 5, 6, 6′, 9 and 9′
• Alternative ways of writing some of these sounds using regular English letters, such as kh, gh, q and dh
• A final Arabizi cheat sheet summarizing the numbers and their corresponding sounds for quick reference

The guide is designed to help Arabic learners recognize and understand numbers when they come across conversational Arabic written in Latin letters.