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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| leylā: ghabool shodee? | Were you accepted? | لِیلا: قَبول شُدی؟ | |
| leylā: ghazāyé oonjā chetor-é? | How's the food there? | لِیلا: غَذایِ اونجا چِطورِه؟ | |
| leylā: hatman, bebeeneem. | Of course, let's see it. | لِیلا:حَتماً، بِبینیم. | |
| leylā: hatman! merci ké zang zadeen! | Certainly! Thank you for calling! | لِیلا: حَتماً! مِرسی کِه زَنگ زَدین! | |
| leylā: jāyé shomā ham eenjā khaylee khāli-yé. albaté boodan dar cancun beeshtar kayf dāré. | You are very much missed, too. Of course, being in Cancun is more fun. | لِیلا: جایِ شُما هَم اینجا خِیلی خالیِه. اَلبَتِه بودَن دَر کانکون بیشتَر کِیف دارِه. | |
| leylā: jedi? | Really? | لِیلا: جِدّی؟ | |
| leylā: jedi? dar een sé mah, ché kār kardee? | Really? In these three months, what have you done? | لِیلا: جِدّی؟ دَر این سِه ماه، چِه کار کَردی؟ | |
| leyla khānoom | Ms. Leyla | لِیلا خانُم | |
| leylā: khaylee bozorg-é! | It's so big! | لِیلا: خِیلی بُزُرگِه! | |
| leylā: khaylee khaylee mobārak bāshé! dokhtar-é yā pesar? | Congratulations! Girl or boy? | لِیلا: خِیلی خِیلی مُبارَک باشِه! دُختَرِه یا پِسَر؟ | |
| leyla: khaylee khoshmaz-as! va ajab tadeegee! | It's so delicious! And what wonderful tadeeg! | لِیلا: خِیلی خوشمَزَس! وَ عَجَب تَه‌دیگی! | |
| leylā: khaylee mamnoon az davatetoon! cheghadr eenjā ghashangé! | Thanks for the invite! What a nice place! | لِیلا: خِیلی مَمنون اَز دَعوَتِتون! چِقَدر اینجا قَشَنگِه! | |
| leyla: khaylee tool kesheed. | It took a long time. | لِیلا: خِیلی طول کِشید. | |
| leyla: khaylee vaght-é ké ghormé sabzi nakhordam barāyé eenké dar austin restoorāné irāni nadāreem. | It's been a long time since I've had ghormé sabzi because we don't have any Persian restaurants in Austin. | لِیلا: خِیلی وَقتِه کِه قورمِه سَبزی نَخوردَم بَرایِ این‌کِه دَر آستین رِستورانِ ایرانی نَداریم. | |
| leylā: khaylee zeeyādé. | That's a lot. | لِیلا: خِیلی زیادِه. | |
| leylā: khob, bāshé! | Well, ok! | لِیلا: خُب، باشِه. | |
| leylā: khob, khaylee khoob-é. | Well, that's great. | لِیلا: خُب، خِیلی خوبِه. | |
| leylā: khob, matt, aval begoo dāneshgāh chetor-é? dars-hā khoob peesh meeran? | Well Matt, tell us, how is school? Are studies going well? | لِیلا: خُب، مَت، اَوَل بِگو دانِشگاه چِطورِه؟ دَرس‌ها خوب پیش می‌رَن؟ | |
| leylā: khob, pass tā fardā. | Ok then, until tomorrow. | لِیلا: خُب، پَس تا فَردا. | |
| leyla: khob, ya'nee joz’ee bood. | Well, it means it was minor. | لِیلا: خُب، یَعنی جُزئی بود. |