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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| lebāsé sheek | chic clothing | لِباسِ شیک | |
| lebāsé zesht | ugly clothing | لِباسِ زِشت | |
| lebās meepoosham | I wear clothes | لِباس می‌پوشَم | |
| leevān-ō meetoonee bezāree too sink | you can put the cup in the sink | ليوانُو می‌تونی بِذاری تو سينک | |
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| leyla: āb lotfan. | Water please. | لِیلا: آب لُطفاً. | |
| leylā: āhā, een ham fekré khoobee-yé! | Ah, this is also a good idea! | لِیلا: آها، این هَم فِکرِ خوبیِه! | |
| leylā: āhā. khob, hayvoonāt chetor? | Aha. Well, what about animals? | لِیلا: آها. خوب، حِیوونات چِطور؟ | |
| leylā: āliy-é! | It's nice! | لِیلا: عالیِه! | |
| leylā: alō? | Hello? | لِیلا: اَلو؟ | |
| leylā: alō, khālé farnāz? | Hello, Aunt Farnaz? | لِیلا: اَلو، خالِه فَرناز؟ | |
| leyla: āré, man raftam dāllās, va khānevādam-ō deedam. | Yes, I went to Dallas, and I saw my family. | لِیلا: آرِه، مَن رَفتَم دالاس وَ خانِوادَمو دیدَم. | |
| leyla: bā ham kolee kayf kardeem. | We had a lot of fun. | لِیلا: با هَم کُلی کِیف کَردیم. | |
| leyla: bah bah, alān cheghadr chāi meechasbé! | Wow, tea would be wonderful right now! | لِیلا: بَه بَه، اَلان چِقَدر چای میچَسبِه! | |
| leyla: bah bah bah, ajab khoreshee! | Mmm, what great stew! | لِیلا: بَه بَه بَه، عَجَب خورِشی! | |
| leylā: bah bah bah, meedoneen ké man khoreshé ghormé sabzi khaylee doost dāram! | Mmmm, you know that I really like ghormé sabzi! | لِیلا: بَه بَه بَه، می‌دونین کِه مَن خورِشِ قورمِه سَبزی خِیلی دوست دارَم! | |
| leylā: balé, doost dāram! | Yes, I would like that! | لِیلا: بَلِه، دوست دارَم! | |
| leylā: balé, dorost-é! | Yes, that's correct! | لِیلا: بَلِه، دُرُستِه! |