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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
leylā: deegé ché kār kardee?	What else did you do?	لِیلا: دیگِه چِه‌کار کَردی؟	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
leylā: deegé ché khabar?	What else is happening?	لِیلا: دیگِه چِه خَبَر؟	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
leylā: dorost-é.	That's true.	لِیلا: دُرُستِه.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
leyla: dorost-é doost dāram, vali ghorme sabzeeyé shomā behtar-é!	That’s true, I do like it, but your ghormé sabzi is better!	لِیلا:‌ دُرُستِه دوست دارَم، وَلی قورمِه سَبزیِ شُما بِهتَرِه!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Dear Grandmother
leylā: emshab meeresam.	I arrive tonight.	لِیلا: اِمشَب می‌رِسَم.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
leylā: fardā chetor-é?	How about tomorrow?	لِیلا:‌ فَردا چِطورِه؟	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
leylā: ghabool shodee?	Were you accepted?	لِیلا: قَبول شُدی؟	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
leylā: ghazāyé oonjā chetor-é?	How's the food there?	لِیلا: غَذایِ اونجا چِطورِه؟	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
leylā: hatman, bebeeneem.	Of course, let's see it.	لِیلا:حَتماً، بِبینیم.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
leylā: hatman! merci ké zang zadeen!	Certainly! Thank you for calling!	لِیلا: حَتماً! مِرسی کِه زَنگ زَدین!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
leylā: jāyé shomā ham eenjā khaylee khāli-yé. albaté boodan dar cancun beeshtar kayf dāré.	You are very much missed, too. Of course, being in Cancun is more fun.	لِیلا: جایِ شُما هَم اینجا خِیلی خالیِه. اَلبَتِه بودَن دَر کانکون بیشتَر کِیف دارِه.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
leylā: jedi?	Really?	لِیلا: جِدّی؟	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
leylā: jedi? dar een sé mah, ché kār kardee?	Really? In these three months, what have you done?	لِیلا: جِدّی؟ دَر این سِه ماه، چِه کار کَردی؟	A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla
leyla khānoom	Ms. Leyla	لِیلا خانُم	The Concept of "ezāfé"
leylā: khaylee bozorg-é!	It's so big!	لِیلا: خِیلی بُزُرگِه!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
leylā: khaylee khaylee mobārak bāshé! dokhtar-é yā pesar?	Congratulations! Girl or boy?	لِیلا: خِیلی خِیلی مُبارَک باشِه! دُختَرِه یا پِسَر؟	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
leyla: khaylee khoshmaz-as! va ajab tadeegee!	It's so delicious! And what wonderful tadeeg!	لِیلا: خِیلی خوشمَزَس! وَ عَجَب تَه‌دیگی!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Dear Grandmother
leylā: khaylee mamnoon az davatetoon! cheghadr eenjā ghashangé!	Thanks for the invite! What a nice place!	لِیلا: خِیلی مَمنون اَز دَعوَتِتون! چِقَدر اینجا قَشَنگِه!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
leyla: khaylee tool kesheed.	It took a long time.	لِیلا: خِیلی طول کِشید.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Mother
leyla: khaylee vaght-é ké ghormé sabzi nakhordam barāyé eenké dar austin restoorāné irāni nadāreem.	It's been a long time since I've had ghormé sabzi because we don't have any Persian restaurants in Austin.	لِیلا: خِیلی وَقتِه کِه قورمِه سَبزی نَخوردَم بَرایِ این‌کِه دَر آستین رِستورانِ ایرانی نَداریم.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Dear Grandmother

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