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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
Leyla: ghazāyé oonjā chetor-é?	How's the food there?	لِیلا: غَذایِ اونجا چِطورِه؟	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
Leyla: hatman, bebeeneem.	Of course, let's see it.	لِیلا:حَتماً، بِبینیم.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
Leyla: hatman! merci ké zang zadeen!	Certainly! Thank you for calling!	لِیلا: حَتماً! مِرسی کِه زَنگ زَدین!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
Leyla: jāyé shomā ham eenjā khaylee khālee-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.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
Leyla: jedee?	Really?	لِیلا: جِدّی؟	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
Leyla: jedee? 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؟	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
Leylā khānoom	Ms. Leyla	لِیلا خانُم	The Concept of "ezāfé"
Leyla: khaylee bozorg-é!	It's so big!	لِیلا: خِیلی بُزُرگِه!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
Leyla: khaylee khaylee mobārak bāshé! dokhtar-é yā pesar?	Congratulations! Girl or boy?	لِیلا: خِیلی خِیلی مُبارَک باشِه! دُختَرِه یا پِسَر؟	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
Leyla: khaylee khoshmaz-as! va ajab tadeegee!	It's so delicious! And what wonderful tadeeg!	لِیلا: خِیلی خوشمَزَس! وَ عَجَب تَه‌دیگی!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Dear Grandmother
Leyla: khaylee mamnoon az davatetoon! cheghadr eenjā ghashangé!	Thanks for the invite! What a nice place!	لِیلا: خِیلی مَمنون اَز دَعوَتِتون! چِقَدر اینجا قَشَنگِه!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
Leyla: khaylee tool kesheed.	It took a long time.	لِیلا: خِیلی طول کِشید.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
Leyla: khaylee vaght-é ké ghormé sabzee nakhordam barāyé eenké dar Austin restoorāné irānee 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.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Dear Grandmother
Leyla: khaylee zeeyādé.	That's a lot.	لِیلا: خِیلی زیادِه.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
Leyla: khob, bāshé!	Well, ok!	لِیلا: خُب، باشِه.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
Leyla: khob, khaylee khoob-é.	Well, that's great.	لِیلا: خُب، خِیلی خوبِه.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
Leyla: 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؟	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
Leyla: khob, pass tā fardā.	Ok then, until tomorrow.	لِیلا: خُب، پَس تا فَردا.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
Leyla: khob, ya'nee joz’ee bood.	Well, it means it was minor.	لِیلا: خُب، یَعنی جُزئی بود.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
Leyla: khodāhāfez khālé Farnāz!	Goodbye Aunt Farnaz!	لِیلا: خُداحافِظ خالِه فَرناز!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz

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