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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
leylā: zood meeyām!	I'll come soon!	لِیلا: زود می‌آم!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
lop	cheek		Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
lotfan	please	لُطفاً	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
lotfan befarmāyeen	please come in	لطفا بفرمايين	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
lotfan besheen	please sit	لطفاً بشین	Introducing 'Tārof'
lotfan besheen	please sit (informal)	لُطفاً بِشین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
lotfan besheeneen	please sit (formal)	لُطفاً بِشینین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
lotfan bokhor!	Please eat! (informal)	لُطفاً بُخور	Review of Unit 3
lotfan bokhoreen!	Please eat! (formal)	لُطفاً بُخورین	Review of Unit 3
lotfan emshab bā lādan va kimiyā befarma manzelé mā	please come to our house with Ladan and Kimiya tonight.	لطفاً امشب با لادن و کیمیا بفرما منزل ما	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
lotfan ketāb-ō bezāreen pāyeen	please put the book down (formal)	لُطفاً کِتابو بِذارین پایین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
lotfan ketāb-ō bezāreen roo meez	please put the book on the table (formal)	لُطفاً کِتابو بِذارین رو میز	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
lotfan oonjā nasheeneen	please don’t sit there (formal)	لُطفاً اونجا نَشینین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
lotfan yavāshtar sohbat kon.	Please speak more slowly. (informal)	لُطفاً یَواش‌تَر صُحبَت کُن.	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
lotfan yavāshtar sohbat koneen.	Please speak more slowly. (formal)	لُطفاً یَواش‌تَر صُحبَت کُنین.	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
lotf dāreen	you are too kind	لطف دارین	Respect in the Persian Culture
mā	we	ما	Review of Unit 2
(mā) asabānee shodeem	We became angry	(ما) عَصَبانی شُدیم	Compound Verbs
(mā) āshpazee kardeem	we cooked	(ما) آشپَزی کَردیم	Compound Verbs
(mā) bāzi kardeem	we played	(ما) بازی کَردیم	Compound Verbs

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