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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.
lādan: khaylee mamnoon! Thank you! لادَن: خِیلی مَمنون!
lādan: khaylee vaght-é! khob, mā khaylee mashghool boodeem. A long time! Well, we've been very busy. لادَن: خِیلی وَقتِه! خُب، ما خِیلی مَشغول بودیم.
lādan sheesh māh hāmel-ast Ladan is six months pregnant لادَن شيش ماه حامِلِه اَست
lākposht turtle لاک پُشت
lālāyee lullaby لالایی
lālāyee khoondan to sing lullabies لالایی خوندَن
lālé rokhee tulip faced girl لالِه رُخی
lāmp lamp لامپ
lāyegh worthy لایِق
lebāsé nōw new clothes لِباس نو
lebāsé sheek chic clothing لِباسِ شیک
lebāsé zesht ugly clothing لِباسِ زِشت
lebās meepoosham I wear clothes لِباس می‌پوشَم
leevān-ō meetoonee bezāree too sink you can put the cup in the sink ليوانُو می‌تونی بِذاری تو سينک
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leyla: āb lotfan. Water please. لِیلا: آب لُطفاً.
leylā: āhā, een ham fekré khoobee-yé! Ah, this is also a good idea! لِیلا: آها، این هَم فِکرِ خوبیِه!