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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| eskate bāzee | skating | اِسکِیت بازی | |
| eslāh meekonam | I shave | اِصلاح می‌کُنَم | |
| eslām | Islam | اِسلام | |
| esmam leylā-st | my name is Leyla (name ending with vowel) | اِسمَم لِیلاست | |
| esmam matt-é | my name is Matt (name ending with consonant) | اِسمَم مَتِّه | |
| esmāshoon sārā va dārā hast | their names are Sara and Dara | اِسماشون سارا وَ دارا هَست | |
| esmé man ____ hast | my name is ____ | اِسمِ مَن ــــــــ هَست | |
| esmesh ___-é | his/her name is ___ (informal) | اِسمِش _________-ه | |
| esmesh ____ hast | its name is ____ | اِسمِش ــــــــــــ هَست | |
| esmé shomā chee-yé? | what is your name? (formal) | اِسمِ شُما چیِه؟ | |
| esmeshoon ___-é | his/her name is ____ (formal) | اِسمِشون _________-ه | |
| esmé tō chee-yé? | what is your name? (informal) | اِسمِ تُو چیِه؟ | |
| espāniā | Spain | اِسپانیا | |
| espānyāyee | Spanish | اِسپانیایی | |
| estakhr | pool | اِستَخر | |
| ezdevāj | marriage | اِزدِواج | |
| ezdevāj kardam | I got married | اِزدِواج کَردَم | |
| ezdevāj kardan | to get married | اِزدِواج کَردَن | |
| faghat chon tanhā-yeen bā ham deegé kesé deegéyee too khooné neest | it's just that since you're alone together and no one else is at home | فَقَط چون تَنهایین با هَمدیگِه، کِسِ دیگِه‌ای تو خونِه نیست | |
| faghat, jesāratan, een kāree ké meefarmāyeed bā seesad yé khoordé kam neest? | it's just that, if I may, for this work that you mention, isn't 300,000 toman a little too little? | فَقَط، جِسارَتاً، این کاری کِه می‌فَرمایید با سیصَد یِه خوردِه کَم نیست؟ |