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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| mālé tō | yours (informal) | مالِ تو | |
| māmān | mom | مامان | |
| māmān: ay vāy, badjoor bood? | Oh no, was it bad? | مامان: اِی وای، بَدجور بود؟ | |
| māmān: chetor? | How come? | مامان: چِطور؟ | |
| māmān: ‘fender bender’ yanee chee? | What is a 'fender bender'? | مامان: فِندِر بِندِر یَعنی چِه؟ | |
| māmān: hālā beeyā too bā ham yek chāi bokhoreem. | Now come inside so we can have tea together. | مامان: حالا بیا تو با هَم یِک چای بُخوریم. | |
| māmān joon: albaté ké meedoonam. | Of course I know. | مامان جون: اَلبَتِه کِه می‌دونَم. | |
| māmān joon: aslan nadāreen? | You don't have any? | مامان جون: اَصلًا نَدارین؟ | |
| māmān joon: azeezam, noosheedanee chee meekhoree? | My dear, what would you like to drink? | مامان جون: عَزیزَم، نوشیدَنی چی می‌خوری؟ | |
| māmān joon: befarmā. nooshé jān! | Here you go. Bon appétit! | مامان جون: بِفَرما. نوشِ جان! | |
| māmān joon: khaylee ham khoob nashodé. | It's not that good. | مامان جون: خِیلی هَم خوب نَشُدِه. | |
| māmān joon: khob, befarmā bokhor, sard nashé. | Well, please eat, don’t let it get cold. | مامان جون: خُب، بِفَرما بُخور، سَرد نَشِه. | |
| māmān joon: khob, kabāb ham doost dāree! | Well, you like kabob, too! | مامان جون: خُب، کَباب هَم دوست داری! | |
| māmān joon: leylā jān, barāt khoreshé ghormé sabzi dorost kardam. | Leyla dear, I made you ghormé sabzi. | مامان جون: لِیلا جان، بَرات خورِشِ قورمِه سَبزی دُرُست کَردَم. | |
| māmān joon: nooshé jan! | Bon appétit! | مامان جون: نوشِ جان! | |
| māmān: khaylee delam barāt tang shodé bood! | I missed you so much! | مامان: خِیلی دِلَم بَرات تَنگ شُدِه بود! | |
| māmān: khodā rā shokr. | Thank God. | مامان: خُدا را شُکر. | |
| māmān: na azizam, khooné shām meekhoreem. māmān joon shām dorost kardan. | No dear, we'll eat at home. Grandmother made dinner. | مامان: نَه عَزیزَم، خونِه شام می‌خوریم. مامان جون شام دُرُست کَردَن. | |
| māmān: na, hanooz nayoomadan. emshab meeyān ké bā ham shām bokhoreem. | She hasn't come yet. She'll come tonight so we can eat dinner together. | مامان: نَه، هَنوز نَیومَدَن. اِمشَب میان کِه با هَم شام بُخوریم. | |
| māmān: rāh chetor bood? | How was the road? | مامان: راه چِطور بود؟ |