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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| kooyé kharābāt | back alleys of disrepute, street of the winehouse | کویِ خَرابات | |
| kosh | happy/content | خوش | |
| kosh bāsh | be glad/content | خوش باش | |
| koshtee | wrestling | کُشتی | |
| lab | lip | لب | |
| labām | my lips | لبام | |
| labāmō bastam | I closed my lips | لبامو بستم | |
| labāmō bastam | I closed my lips | لَبامو بَستَم | |
| lādan: dokhtar! | Girl! | لادَن: دُختَر! | |
| 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. | |
| lādan: khaylee mamnoon! | Thank you! | لادَن: خِیلی مَمنون! | |
| 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. | |
| lādan sheesh māh hāmel-ast | Ladan is six months pregnant | لادَن شيش ماه حامِلِه اَست | |
| lākposht | turtle | لاک پُشت | |
| lālāyee | lullaby | لالایی | |
| lālāyee khoondan | to sing lullabies | لالایی خوندَن | |
| lālé rokhee | tulip faced girl | لالِه رُخی | |
| lāmp | lamp | لامپ | |
| lāyegh | worthy | لایِق | |
| lebāsé nōw | new clothes | لِباس نو |