: Re: How to write Arabic in dialogue for an English piece? I have a character who is a Syrian refugee to Canada. His first language is Arabic, but he's lived in Canada long enough that he's learned

It's relatively common to transclude a few foreign words into an English passage for the reasons you state. However, I wouldn't recommend creating your own phonetic transliteration. There are several standardized methods of "Romanizing" Arabic, I would suggest picking one, and using it consistently.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Arabic

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