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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| leylā: mobārak bāshé! | Congratulations! | لِیلا: مُبارَک باشِه! | |
| leyla: na, bé estelāh ‘fender bender’ bood. | No, it was what they call a 'fender bender'. | لِیلا: نَه، بِه اصطلاح فِندِر بِندِر بود. | |
| leylā: na, na, zahmat nakesheed. | No no, don't go through the trouble. | لِیلا: نَه، نَه، زَحمَت نَکِشید. | |
| leylā: parandé chetor? | What about birds? | لِیلا: پَرَندِه چِطور؟ | |
| leylā: pirouz ham meeyād? | Will Pirouz come? | لِیلا: پیروز هَم می‌آد؟ | |
| leylā: sā'até davāzdah khoob-é? | Is 12 good? | لِیلا: ساعَتِ دَوازدَه خوبِه؟ | |
| leylā: salām! | Hello! | لِیلا: سَلام! | |
| leylā: salāmat bāshan! dar cancun khosh meegzaré? | May they be healthy! Are you having fun in Cancun? | لِیلا: سَلامَت باشَن! دَر کن‌کون خوش می‌گذَرِه؟ | |
| leylā: salām dāyeejoon ahmad! | Hello Uncle Ahmad! | لِیلا: سَلام دایی جون اَحمَد! | |
| leyla: salām khālé farnoosh! az kojā zang meezaneen? | Hello Aunt Farnoosh! Where are you calling from? | لِیلا: سَلام خالِه فَرنوش! اَز کُجا زَنگ می‌زَنین؟ | |
| leylā: shomā khoob hasteen? | Are you well? | لِیلا: شُما خوب هَستین؟ | |
| leyla: too khooné yā beeroon? | At home or out? | لِیلا: تو خونِه یا بیرون؟ | |
| leyla: too rāh yek tasādof shodé bood. | There was an accident on the road. | لِیلا: تو راه یِک تَصادُف شُدِه بود. | |
| leyla: vāgh'an ālee shodé. | it's really great. | لِیلا: واقِعاً عالی شُدِه. | |
| leylā: vaghti bargashteed, man ham meeyam dāllās va hamdiga-rō meebeeneem. | When you return, I’ll also come to Dallas, and we’ll see each other. | لِیلا: وَقتی بَرگَشتید، مَن هَم میام دالاس وَ هَمدیگَرو می‌بینیم. | |
| leylā: va tā hālā ché kārhāyee kardeen? | And until now, what all have you done? | لِیلا: وَ تا حالا چِه کارهایی کَردین؟ | |
| leylā: va yek khabaré khaylee bozorgtar ham dāreen. | And you have some much bigger news. | لِیلا: وَ یَک خَبَرِ خِیلی بُزُرگتَر هَم دارین. | |
| leylā: wow, khosh bé hālet! | Wow, good for you! | لِیلا: واو، خوش بِه حالِت! | |
| leylāyé shams | Leyla Shams | لِیلایِ شَمس | |
| leylā: zood meeyām! | I'll come soon! | لِیلا: زود می‌آم! |