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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
lādan: dorost-é. khabar een-é ké man hāmelé hastam, va dar decembre bacheyé avalemoon bé donyā meeyād.	True, the news is that I'm pregnant, and in December, our first child is being born.	لادَن: دُرُستِه. خَبَر اینِه کِه مَن حامِلِه هَستَم، وَ دَر دِسامبر بَچِهٔ اَوَلِمون بِه دُنیا میاد.	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
lādan: khayli mamnoon!	Thank you!	لادَن: خِیلی مَمنون!	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
lādan: khayli vaght-é! khob, mā khayli mashghool boodeem.	A long time! Well, we've been very busy.	لادَن: خِیلی وَقتِه! خُب، ما خِیلی مَشغول بودیم.	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
lādan sheesh māh hāmelast	Ladan is six months pregnant	لادن شيش ماه حامله است	Babies
lākposht	turtle	لاک پُشت	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
lālāyee	lullabies	لالایی	Babies
lālāyee khoondan	Singing lullabies	لالایی خوندن	Babies
lālé rokhee	tulip faced girl	لالِه رُخی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
lāmp	lamp	لامپ	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
lāyegh	worthy	لایِق	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
lebāsé nōw	new clothes	لِباس نو	Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
lebāsé sheek	chic clothing	لِباسِ شیک	The Concept of "ezāfé"
lebāsé zesht	ugly clothing	لِباسِ زِشت	The Concept of "ezāfé"
lebās meepoosham	I wear clothes	لِباس می‌پوشَم	More about Daily Routines
leevān-ō meetoonee bezāree too sink	you can put the cup in the sink	ليوانُو می‌تونی بِذاری تو سينک	The Simple Subjunctive
Lesson 33 Full Dialogue			A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
Lesson 34 Full Dialogue			A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Dear Grandmother
Lesson 35 Full Dialogue			A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
leyla: āb lotfan.	Water please.	لِیلا: آب لُطفاً.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Dear Grandmother
leylā: āhā, een ham fekré khoobee-yé!	Ah, this is also a good idea!	لِیلا: آها، این هَم فِکرِ خوبیِه!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh

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