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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
kosh bāsh	be glad/content	خوش باش	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
koshtee	wrestling	کُشتی	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
lab	lip	لب	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
labām	my lips	لبام	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
labāmō bastam	I closed my lips	لبامو بستم	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
labāmō bastam	I closed my lips	لَبامو بَستَم	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro
lādan: dokhtar!	Girl!	لادَن: دُختَر!	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
lādan: dorost-é. khabar een-é ké man hāmelé hastam, va dar decembre bacheyé avalemoon bé donyā meeyād.	True, the news is that I'm pregnant, and in December, our first child is being born.	لادَن: دُرُستِه. خَبَر اینِه کِه مَن حامِلِه هَستَم، وَ دَر دِسامبر بَچِهٔ اَوَلِمون بِه دُنیا میاد.	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
lādan: khaylee mamnoon!	Thank you!	لادَن: خِیلی مَمنون!	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
lādan: khaylee vaght-é! khob, mā khaylee mashghool boodeem.	A long time! Well, we've been very busy.	لادَن: خِیلی وَقتِه! خُب، ما خِیلی مَشغول بودیم.	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
lādan sheesh māh hāmel-ast	Ladan is six months pregnant	لادَن شيش ماه حامِلِه اَست	Babies
lākposht	turtle	لاک پُشت	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
lālāyee	lullaby	لالایی	Babies
lālāyee khoondan	to sing lullabies	لالایی خوندَن	Babies
lālé rokhee	tulip faced girl	لالِه رُخی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
lāmp	lamp	لامپ	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
lāyegh	worthy	لایِق	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
lebāsé nōw	new clothes	لِباس نو	Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
lebāsé sheek	chic clothing	لِباسِ شیک	The Concept of "ezāfé"
lebāsé zesht	ugly clothing	لِباسِ زِشت	The Concept of "ezāfé"

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