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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| leylā: khodāhāfez khālé farnāz! | Goodbye Aunt Farnaz! | لِیلا: خُداحافِظ خالِه فَرناز! | |
| leylā: khoob-am, khaylee mamnoon. shomā chetor-een? fariborz joon, sahar, khoob hastan? | I'm well, thank you very much. How are you? Fariborz, Sahar, how are they? | لِیلا: خوبَم، خِیلی مَمنون. شُما چِطورین؟ فَریبُرز جون، سَحَر، خوب هَستَن؟ | |
| leylā: khosh begzaré, shenā dar ogheeyānoos khaylee kayf dāré. | Have a good time; swimming in the ocean is very pleasurable. | لِیلا: خوش بِگذَرِه، شِنا دَر اُقیانوس خِیلی کِیف دارِه. | |
| leyla: khosh gozasht? | Did you have fun? | لِیلا: خوش گُذَشت؟ | |
| leylā: kojāyé espāniyā? | Where in Spain? | لِیلا: کُجایِ اِسپانیا؟ | |
| leylā (laughs): fekr meekonam ‘Les Miserables’ farānsavee-yé! | I think 'Les Miserables' is French! | لِیلا: (می‌خَندِه) فِکر می‌کُنَم «Les Misérables» فَرانسَویِه! | |
| leyla: māmān joon eenjā hastan? | Is grandmother here? | لِیلا: مامان جون اینجا هَستَن؟ | |
| leyla: man ham hameentor! | Me too! | لِیلا: مَن هَم هَمینطور! | |
| leylā: man ham hameentor! khaylee vaght-é ké hamdeega-rō nadeedeem! | Me too! It's been a while since we've seen each other! | لِیلا: مَن هَم هَمینطور! خِیلی وَقتِه کِه هَمدیگَرو نَدیدیم! | |
| leylā: matt, alān sé māh-é ké tō-rō nadeedam. | Matt, it's been three months that I haven't seen you | لِیلا: مَت، اَلان سِه ماهِه کِه تو رو نَدیدَم. | |
| leylā: mobārak bāshé! | Congratulations! | لِیلا: مُبارَک باشِه! | |
| leyla: na, bé estelāh ‘fender bender’ bood. | No, it was what they call a 'fender bender'. | لِیلا: نَه، بِه اصطلاح فِندِر بِندِر بود. | |
| leylā: na, na, zahmat nakesheed. | No no, don't go through the trouble. | لِیلا: نَه، نَه، زَحمَت نَکِشید. | |
| leylā: parandé chetor? | What about birds? | لِیلا: پَرَندِه چِطور؟ | |
| leylā: pirouz ham meeyād? | Will Pirouz come? | لِیلا: پیروز هَم می‌آد؟ | |
| leylā: sā'até davāzdah khoob-é? | Is 12 good? | لِیلا: ساعَتِ دَوازدَه خوبِه؟ | |
| leylā: salām! | Hello! | لِیلا: سَلام! | |
| leylā: salāmat bāshan! dar cancun khosh meegzaré? | May they be healthy! Are you having fun in Cancun? | لِیلا: سَلامَت باشَن! دَر کن‌کون خوش می‌گذَرِه؟ | |
| leylā: salām dāyeejoon ahmad! | Hello Uncle Ahmad! | لِیلا: سَلام دایی جون اَحمَد! | |
| leyla: salām khālé farnoosh! az kojā zang meezaneen? | Hello Aunt Farnoosh! Where are you calling from? | لِیلا: سَلام خالِه فَرنوش! اَز کُجا زَنگ می‌زَنین؟ |