# Our Transliteration System

**URL:** <https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/our-transliteration-system/43>\
**Category:** Moroccan Arabic (Darija) Exercises - Exercices d'a\
**Created:** [January 8, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/our-transliteration-system/43 "2007-01-08T22:41:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![BaraSara](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BaraSara](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/BaraSara)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/our-transliteration-system/43/21 "2011-02-01T21:58:14Z")

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I was wondering what “9” and “2” stand for in this transliteration system? 🙂

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**Author:** ![achminfar9](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@achminfar9](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/achminfar9)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2011, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/our-transliteration-system/43/22 "2011-02-01T23:43:52Z")

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9 stands for ? it is a sound like q from the back of the throat not found in roman letters so we write it with a 9 (maybe you know it?)

2 stands for ? it is a ‘glottal stop’ or a pause in the middle of a word or sometimes at the end.

other numbers you may find are 3 for ? and 5 for ? though most here use kh instead of 5

hope that helps!!

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**Author:** ![BaraSara](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BaraSara](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/BaraSara)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2011, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/our-transliteration-system/43/23 "2011-02-05T12:22:37Z")

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Thanks, that helps a lot! 🙂

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**Author:** ![mariah](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@mariah](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/mariah)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/our-transliteration-system/43/24 "2011-08-21T16:34:53Z")

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i dont find transliteration system, where is it???

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**Author:** ![sahir1](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@sahir1](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/u/sahir1)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.speakmoroccan.com/t/our-transliteration-system/43/25 "2011-08-22T16:41:01Z")

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Too funny - I was just looking for it as well. Really need to practice more since I will forget it soon.

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