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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| lop | cheek | لُپ | |
| lotfan | please | لُطفاً | |
| lotfan befarmāyeen | please come in | لُطفاً بِفَرمايين | |
| lotfan besheen | please sit | لُطفاً بِشین | |
| lotfan besheen | please sit (informal) | لُطفاً بِشین | |
| lotfan besheeneen | please sit (formal) | لُطفاً بِشینین | |
| lotfan bokhor! | Please eat! (informal) | لُطفاً بُخور | |
| lotfan bokhoreen! | Please eat! (formal) | لُطفاً بُخورین | |
| lotfan emshab bā lādan va kimiyā befarmā manzelé mā | please come to our house with Ladan and Kimiya tonight | لُطفاً اِمشَب با لادَن وَ کیمیا بِفَرما مَنزِلِ ما | |
| lotfan ketāb-ō bezāreen pāyeen | please put the book down (formal) | لُطفاً کِتابُو بِذارین پایین | |
| lotfan ketāb-ō bezāreen roo meez | please put the book on the table (formal) | لُطفاً کِتابُو بِذارین رو میز | |
| lotfan oonjā nasheeneen | please don’t sit there (formal) | لُطفاً اونجا نَشینین | |
| lotfan yavāshtar sohbat kon | please speak more slowly (informal) | لُطفاً یَواش‌تَر صُحبَت کُن | |
| lotfan yavāshtar sohbat koneen | please speak more slowly (formal) | لُطفاً یَواش‌تَر صُحبَت کُنین | |
| lotf dāreen | you are too kind | لُطف دارین | |
| mā | we | ما | |
| (mā) asabānee shodeem | We became angry | (ما) عَصَبانی شُدیم | |
| (mā) āshpazee kardeem | we cooked | (ما) آشپَزی کَردیم | |
| (mā) bāzi kardeem | we played | (ما) بازی کَردیم | |
| mā bé donyā oomadeem | we were born | ما بِه دُنیا اومَدیم |