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yavāsh yavāsh pāsheem Slowly slowly start going یواش یواش پاشیم The Etiquette of Being Hosted
yāzdah 11 یازدَه More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
a (one) یِه How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yé āsemoon bebāré will rain down a sky full of tears یه آسمون بباوه meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
yé dagheeghé khodet-ō bezār jāyé een badbakht-ā! put yourself in the shoes of these poor people! یِه دَقیقِه خودِتًو بِذار جایِ این بَدبَختا! A Separation, Part 5
yek one یِک aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
yek a یک dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3, fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
yek 1 یِک How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yé kalamé deegé harf nemeezané! he can't even say one word anymore! یِه کَلَمِه دیگِه حَرف نِمی‌زَنِه! A Separation, Part 5
yek barādar one brother یِک بَرادَر How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yek daftar a notebook یک دفتر fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
yek dokhtar one daughter یِک دُختَر How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yé khāhar a sister/one sister یِه خواهَر How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yek kam seft-tar bebandeen az fardā lotfan ké... natooné bāz koné please close it a bit tighter tomorrow so that…he can't open it یِه کَم سِفتتَر بِبَندین اَز فَردا لُطفاً کِه… نَتونِه باز کُنِه A Separation, Part 2
yek lahzé One moment یِک لَحظِه The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
yek lahzé sabr kon Wait a minute یِک لَحظِه صَبرکُن The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
yek pesar one son یِک پِسَر How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yeksar immediately یِکسَر barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
yek sar immediately یِک سَر aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
yek sar az kooyé kharābāt barandat bā behesht they’ll take you directly from the winehouse street to heaven یِک سَر اَز کویِ خَرابات بَرَندَت بِه بِهِشت aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Intro