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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| yek daftar | a notebook | یک دفتر | |
| yek dokhtar | one daughter | یِک دُختَر | |
| yekee pāk poor āmad az māhrooy | a certain pure son came from the moon-faced one | یِکی پاک پور آمَد اَز ماهروی | |
| yé khāhar | a sister/one sister | یِه خواهَر | |
| 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 | |
| yek lahzé | one moment | یِک لَحظِه | |
| yek lahzé sabr kon | wait a minute | یِک لَحظِه صَبر کُن | |
| yek pesar | one son | یِک پِسَر | |
| yeksar | immediately | یِکسَر | |
| yek sar | immediately | یِک سَر | |
| 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 | |
| yeksar beeyā eenjā | come here right now! | یِکسَر بیا اینجا | |
| yek shabee parvānegān jam' āmadand | one night, the moths gathered together | یِک شَبی پَروانِگان جَمع آمَدَند | |
| yek shabee parvānegān jam' āmadand | one night, the moths gathered together | یِک شَبی پَروانِگان جَمع آمَدَند | |
| yekshambé | Sunday | یِکشَنبِه | |
| yekshanbé | Sunday | یِکشَنبِه | |
| yekshanbé-hā mad men tamāshā meekonam | On Sundays, I watch Mad Men | یِک‌شَنبِه‌ها مَد مِن تَماشا می‌کُنَم | |
| yé pesar | a son/one son | یِه پِسَر | |
| yé rooz deevooné boodam | there was a time I was young and wild | یِه روز دیوونِه بودَم | |
| yé zahmatee bekesheen | do me a favor | یِه زَحمَتی بِکِشین |