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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
matt: āré, khaylee!	Yes, a lot!	مَت: آرِه، خِیلی!	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
matt: āré, khaylee mashghool boodam!	Yes, I've been busy!	مَت: آرِه، خِیلی مَشغول بودَم!	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: aval rafteem bārcelonā,	First, we went to Barcelona,	مَت: اَوَل رَفتیم بارسِلونا،	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: bā lādan raftam espāniyā.	I went with Ladan to Spain.	مَت: با لادَن رَفتَم اِسپانیا.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: barāyé pezeshgee!	For medicine!	مَت: بَرایِ پِزِشکی!	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: chaghadr khoob!	How great!	مَت: چِقَدر خوب!	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: ghabool shodam.	I was accepted.	مَت: قَبول شُدَم.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: khaylee khosh gozasht!	We had a lot of fun!	مَت: خِیلی خوش گُذَشت!	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: khaylee mamnoon.	Thank you.	مَت: خِیلی مَمنون.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: khob, aval, barāyé dāneshgah taghāzā kardam.	Well, first, I applied for college.	مَت: خُب، اَوَل، بَرایِ دانِشگاه تَقاضا کَردَم.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: khob, hālā man dar dāllās zendegee meekonam, barāyé eenké dāneshgāh dar dāllās-é.	Well, now I live in Dallas, because the university is in Dallas.	مَت: خُب، حالا مَن دَر دالاس زِندِگی می‌کُنَم، بَرایِ اینکِه دانِشگاه دَر دالاسِه.	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
matt: khob, khaylee khaylee sakht-é,	Well, it's very, very hard,	مَت: خُب، خِیلی خِیلی سَختِه،	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
matt: mā ham khaylee khoshhāl shodeem!	We are very happy too!	مَت: ما هَم خِیلی خوشحال شُدیم!	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
matt: man ō lādan khoshhāl-eem ké meebeeneemet.	Me and Ladan are happy to see you.	مَت: مَن و لادَن خوشحالیم کِه میبینیمِت.	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
matt: oonjā khaylee fāmeel dāré.	She has family there.	مَت: اونجا خِیلی فامیل دارِه.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: tō chetor? raftee dāllās?	How about you? Did you go to Dallas?	مَت: و چِطور؟ رَفتی دالاس؟	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
matt: va ba’ad rafteem mādrid.	And then we went to Madrid.	مَت: وَ بَعد رَفتیم مادرید.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
may-ee	a wine	مِی‌ای	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
may-ee dāram	I have a wine	مِی‌ای دارَم	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
ma'zerat meekhām	I'm sorry	مَعذِرَت می‌خوام	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations

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