“Just looking” in Tunisian Arabic

In Tunisian Arabic, “Just looking” (the common phrase spoken to a store clerk indicating that the speaker is casually and generally looking at products in the store) is written using the Latin script as:

Na3ml fi talla w barra

Using the Arabic script, it is written as:

نعمل في طلة وبرا

(Editor’s note: The direct translation of Na3ml fi talla w barra / نعمل في طلة وبرا in English is “Just doing a glance.”)

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In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Just looking” in Lebanese Arabic