A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan

bā mā-st

is with us

hamdeega-rō nadeedeem

we haven’t seen each other

hamdeegé

each other

mashghool

busy

khaylee vaght-é

a long time

hāmelé

pregnant

man ō lādan khoshhāl-eem ké meebeeneemet.

Me and Ladan are happy to see you

khaylee vaght-é ké hamdeega-rō nadeedeem

It's been a while since we've seen each other

khob, mā khaylee mashghool boodeem

Well, we’ve been very busy

khob, matt, aval begoo dāneshgāh chetor-é?

Well Matt, tell us, how is school?

khaylee sakht-é

it's very hard

vali khoob peesh meeré

but it’s going well

dars zeeyād dāree?

Do you have a lot of schoolwork?

deegé ché khabar?

what else is happening?

va yek khabaré khaylee bozorgtar ham dāreen

And you have some much bigger news.

khabar een-é ké man hāmelé hastam

the news is that I'm pregnant

va az deedanetoon khaylee khoshhāl shodam.

and I'm so happy to see you