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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| yāzdah | 11 | یازدَه | |
| yé | a (one) | یِه | |
| yé āsemoon bebāré | will rain down a sky full of tears | یه آسمون بباوه | |
| yé dagheeghé khodet-ō bezār jāyé een badbakht-ā! | put yourself in the shoes of these poor people! | یِه دَقیقِه خودِتًو بِذار جایِ این بَدبَختا! | |
| yek | a | یک | |
| yek | 1 | یِک | |
| yek | one | یِک | |
| yé kalamé deegé harf nemeezané! | he can't even say one word anymore! | یِه کَلَمِه دیگِه حَرف نِمی‌زَنِه! | |
| yek barādar | one brother | یِک بَرادَر | |
| yek daftar | a notebook | یک دفتر | |
| yek dokhtar | one daughter | یِک دُختَر | |
| yé khāhar | a sister/one sister | یِه خواهَر | |
| yek kam seft-tar bebandeen az fardā lotfan ké... natooné bāz koné | please close it a bit tighter tomorrow so that…he can't open it | یِه کَم سِفتتَر بِبَندین اَز فَردا لُطفاً کِه… نَتونِه باز کُنِه | |
| yek lahzé | one moment | یِک لَحظِه | |
| yek lahzé sabr kon | wait a minute | یِک لَحظِه صَبر کُن | |
| yek pesar | one son | یِک پِسَر | |
| yeksar | immediately | یِکسَر | |
| yek sar | immediately | یِک سَر | |
| yek sar az kooyé kharābāt barandat bā behesht | they’ll take you directly from the winehouse street to heaven | یِک سَر اَز کویِ خَرابات بَرَندَت بِه بِهِشت | |
| yeksar beeyā eenjā | come here right now! | یِکسَر بیا اینجا |