A Dialogue between Matt and Leyla

mashghool boodam

I was busy/I’ve been busy

nadeedam

I haven’t seen/I didn’t see

taghāzā kardam

I applied

barāyé

for

barāyé man

for me

barāyé ché reshteyee?

For what degree?

barāyé pezeshkee

for medicine (med school)

ghabool shodam

I was accepted

jedi

really

mobārak bāshé!

Congratulations!

deegé

other, else

deegé chee?

What else?

deegé chee kār kardee?

What else did you do? (informal)

khosh bé hālet!

Lucky for you! (informal)

ba’ad, ba’adesh

after, afterwards

khaylee khosh gozasht

I had a very good time

kolee kayf kardeem

We had lots of fun

cheghadr khoob

how great

matt, alān sé māh-é ké tō-rō nadeedam

Matt, it's been three months that I haven't seen you

jedi? dar een sé mah, ché kār kardee?

Really? In these three months, what have you done?

khob, aval, barāyé dāneshgah taghāzā kardam

Well, first, I applied for college

dāneshgah

college

cheghadr ālee!

How great!

deegé ché kār kardee?

What else did you do?

bā lādan raftam espāniyā

I went with Ladan to Spain

oonjā khaylee fāmeel dāré

She has family there

wow, khosh bé hālet!

Wow, good for you!

aval rafteem bārcelonā, va ba’ad rafteem mādrid.

First, we went to Barcelona, and then we went to Madrid

khosh gozasht?

Did you have fun?

āré, man raftam dāllās, va khānevādam-ō deedam

Yes, I went to Dallas, and I saw my family.

chaghadr khoob!

How great!

bā ham kolee kayf kardeem.

We had a lot of fun.