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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| leyla: cherā māmān joon, | Of course grandmother, | لِیلا: چِرا مامان جون، | |
| leyla: cherā, yekee do-tā dāreem, vali faghat kabāb dāran. | Yes, we have one or two, but they only have kabob. | لِیلا: چِرا، یِکی دو تا داریم، وَلی فَقَط کَباب دارَن. | |
| leylā: dars zeeyād dāree? | Do you have a lot of schoolwork? | لِیلا: دَرس زیاد داری؟ | |
| leylā: deegé chee dāreen? | What else do you have? | لِیلا: دیگِه چی دارین؟ | |
| leylā: deegé ché kār kardee? | What else did you do? | لِیلا: دیگِه چِه‌کار کَردی؟ | |
| leylā: deegé ché khabar? | What else is happening? | لِیلا: دیگِه چِه خَبَر؟ | |
| leylā: dorost-é. | That's true. | لِیلا: دُرُستِه. | |
| leyla: dorost-é doost dāram, vali ghorme sabzeeyé shomā behtar-é! | That’s true, I do like it, but your ghormé sabzi is better! | لِیلا: دُرُستِه دوست دارَم، وَلی قورمِه سَبزیِ شُما بِهتَرِه! | |
| leylā: emshab meeresam. | I arrive tonight. | لِیلا: اِمشَب می‌رِسَم. | |
| leylā: fardā chetor-é? | How about tomorrow? | لِیلا: فَردا چِطورِه؟ | |
| leylā: ghabool shodee? | Were you accepted? | لِیلا: قَبول شُدی؟ | |
| leylā: ghazāyé oonjā chetor-é? | How's the food there? | لِیلا: غَذایِ اونجا چِطورِه؟ | |
| leylā: hatman, bebeeneem. | Of course, let's see it. | لِیلا:حَتماً، بِبینیم. | |
| leylā: hatman! merci ké zang zadeen! | Certainly! Thank you for calling! | لِیلا: حَتماً! مِرسی کِه زَنگ زَدین! | |
| leylā: jāyé shomā ham eenjā khaylee khāli-yé. albaté boodan dar cancun beeshtar kayf dāré. | You are very much missed, too. Of course, being in Cancun is more fun. | لِیلا: جایِ شُما هَم اینجا خِیلی خالیِه. اَلبَتِه بودَن دَر کانکون بیشتَر کِیف دارِه. | |
| leylā: jedi? | Really? | لِیلا: جِدّی؟ | |
| leylā: jedi? dar een sé mah, ché kār kardee? | Really? In these three months, what have you done? | لِیلا: جِدّی؟ دَر این سِه ماه، چِه کار کَردی؟ | |
| leyla khānoom | Ms. Leyla | لِیلا خانُم | |
| leylā: khaylee bozorg-é! | It's so big! | لِیلا: خِیلی بُزُرگِه! | |
| leylā: khaylee khaylee mobārak bāshé! dokhtar-é yā pesar? | Congratulations! Girl or boy? | لِیلا: خِیلی خِیلی مُبارَک باشِه! دُختَرِه یا پِسَر؟ |