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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
lālāyee	lullaby	لالایی	Babies
lālāyee khoondan	to sing lullabies	لالایی خوندَن	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
leylā: āhā. khob, hayvoonāt chetor?	Aha. Well, what about animals?	لِیلا: آها. خوب، حِیوونات چِطور؟	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
leylā: āliy-é!	It's nice!	لِیلا: عالیِه!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
leylā: alō?	Hello?	لِیلا: اَلو؟	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
leylā: alō, khālé farnāz?	Hello, Aunt Farnaz?	لِیلا: اَلو، خالِه فَرناز؟	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
leyla: āré, man raftam dāllās, va khānevādam-ō deedam.	Yes, I went to Dallas, and I saw my family.	لِیلا: آرِه، مَن رَفتَم دالاس وَ خانِوادَمو دیدَم.	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla

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