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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
yār beloved, friend یار
yār friend یار
yār beloved, lover, friend یار
yārab the Divine یارَب
yāré dabestāneeyé man my classmate, my childhood school friend یارِ دَبِستانیِ مَن
yāré man my friend یارِ مَن
yāré sheereenam my sweet lover یارِ شیرینَم
yavāshtar, lotfan slower, please یَواش‌تَر لُطفاً
yavāsh yavāsh pā sheem slowly slowly start going یَواش یَواش پا شیم
yāzdah 11 یازدَه
a (one) یِه
yé āsemoon bebāré will rain down a sky full of tears یِه آسِمون بِبارِه
yé chand modat hast it's been a while, for a while یِه چَند مُدَّت هَست
yé chand modat hast mashghoolé kār shodam I've been busy with work for a while یِه چَند مُدَّت هَست مَشغولِ کار شُدَم
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!
yek one یِک
yek a یک
yek 1 یِک
yé kalamé deegé harf nemeezané! he can't even say one word anymore! یِه کَلَمِه دیگِه حَرف نِمی‌زَنِه!
yek barādar one brother یِک بَرادَر