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en In the discotheque   »   fa ‫در دیسکو‬

46 [forty-six]

In the discotheque

In the discotheque

‫46 [چهل و شش]‬

46 [che-hel-o-shesh]

‫در دیسکو‬

[dar disko]

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Is this seat taken? ‫این ص--ل- -الی---ت-‬ ‫___ ص____ خ___ ا____ ‫-ی- ص-د-ی خ-ل- ا-ت-‬ --------------------- ‫این صندلی خالی است؟‬ 0
i- s--da-- khâli--st? i_ s______ k____ a___ i- s-n-a-i k-â-i a-t- --------------------- in sandali khâli ast?
May I sit with you? ‫ا---ه---ت -ن-ر -ما--نشین-م-‬ ‫_____ ه__ ک___ ش__ ب________ ‫-ج-ز- ه-ت ک-ا- ش-ا ب-ش-ن-م-‬ ----------------------------- ‫اجازه هست کنار شما بنشینیم؟‬ 0
ej--- ha-t k-n--- ----â -en-sh--am? e____ h___ k_____ s____ b__________ e-â-e h-s- k-n-r- s-o-â b-n-s-i-a-? ----------------------------------- ejâze hast kenâre shomâ beneshinam?
Sure. ‫-ا -م-ل-می--‬ ‫__ ک___ م____ ‫-ا ک-ا- م-ل-‬ -------------- ‫با کمال میل.‬ 0
b- k-mâle-m-il. b_ k_____ m____ b- k-m-l- m-i-. --------------- bâ kamâle mail.
How do you like the music? ‫نظرتان--ر--ور- ‫-و-ی-ی---س-؟‬ ‫______ د_ م___ ‫______ چ_____ ‫-ظ-ت-ن د- م-ر- ‫-و-ی-ی چ-س-؟- ------------------------------ ‫نظرتان در مورد ‫موسیقی چیست؟‬ 0
musi-hi-u--h---ri --s--dâ-i? m________ c______ d___ d____ m-s-g-i-u c-e-o-i d-s- d-r-? ---------------------------- musighiru chetori dost dâri?
A little too loud. ‫صدا--آ--ی- ک--(ب-- ---حد- --ن- --ت.‬ ‫____ آ_ ی_ ک_ (___ ا_ ح__ ب___ ا____ ‫-د-ی آ- ی- ک- (-ی- ا- ح-) ب-ن- ا-ت-‬ ------------------------------------- ‫صدای آن یک کم (بیش از حد) بلند است.‬ 0
se---- â-----i ---a-- -s-. s_____ â_ k___ b_____ a___ s-d-y- â- k-m- b-l-n- a-t- -------------------------- sedâye ân kami boland ast.
But the band plays very well. ‫-م---رو- م-س-قی-ک-رش--- ن-ب-ا-خ-ب----ام--ی----.‬ ‫___ گ___ م_____ ک___ ر_ ن____ خ__ ا____ م______ ‫-م- گ-و- م-س-ق- ک-ر- ر- ن-ب-ا خ-ب ا-ج-م م-‌-ه-.- ------------------------------------------------- ‫اما گروه موسیقی کارش را نسبتا خوب انجام می‌دهد.‬ 0
amm--g----e---si-hi --r-s- -- nesb-t----hub an-âm-m-da-ad. a___ g_____ m______ k_____ r_ n_______ k___ a____ m_______ a-m- g-r-h- m-s-g-i k-r-s- r- n-s-a-a- k-u- a-j-m m-d-h-d- ---------------------------------------------------------- ammâ goruhe musighi kârash râ nesbatan khub anjâm midahad.
Do you come here often? ‫-ما زی-د -ین-- می--ی-د؟‬ ‫___ ز___ ا____ م_______ ‫-م- ز-ا- ا-ن-ا م-‌-ی-د-‬ ------------------------- ‫شما زیاد اینجا می‌آیید؟‬ 0
shomâ -i--â--inj--m--â--d? s____ z_____ i___ m_______ s-o-â z---â- i-j- m-----d- -------------------------- shomâ zi-yâd injâ mi-â-id?
No, this is the first time. ‫-ه---ی- --لی- بار-----‬ ‫___ ا__ ا____ ب__ ا____ ‫-ه- ا-ن ا-ل-ن ب-ر ا-ت-‬ ------------------------ ‫نه، این اولین بار است.‬ 0
na,--- -v--a-----âr ---. n__ i_ a_______ b__ a___ n-, i- a---a-i- b-r a-t- ------------------------ na, in av-valin bâr ast.
I’ve never been here before. ‫-- -- -ه-حا- ا--ج- --ام---‬ ‫__ ت_ ب_ ح__ ا____ ن_______ ‫-ن ت- ب- ح-ل ا-ن-ا ن-ا-د-.- ---------------------------- ‫من تا به حال اینجا نیامدم.‬ 0
m---t- be---- i--- n------am. m__ t_ b_ h__ i___ n_________ m-n t- b- h-l i-j- n-y-m-d-m- ----------------------------- man tâ be hâl injâ nayâmadam.
Would you like to dance? ‫ش-ا می‌رقص--؟‬ ‫___ م________ ‫-م- م-‌-ق-ی-؟- --------------- ‫شما می‌رقصید؟‬ 0
sh-m--mi--g--id? s____ m_________ s-o-â m-r-g-s-d- ---------------- shomâ miraghsid?
Maybe later. ‫شای- -ع-ا-‬ ‫____ ب_____ ‫-ا-د ب-د-.- ------------ ‫شاید بعدا.‬ 0
s--y----------. s_____ b_______ s-â-a- b---d-n- --------------- shâyad ba-adan.
I can’t dance very well. ‫م--------انم -و- ----م-‬ ‫__ ن_______ خ__ ب______ ‫-ن ن-ی-ت-ا-م خ-ب ب-ق-م-‬ ------------------------- ‫من نمی‌توانم خوب برقصم.‬ 0
m-n--em-t-vâ----khu- -era-hsa-. m__ n__________ k___ b_________ m-n n-m-t-v-n-m k-u- b-r-g-s-m- ------------------------------- man nemitavânam khub beraghsam.
It’s very easy. ‫-یلی--اد- -س-.‬ ‫____ س___ ا____ ‫-ی-ی س-د- ا-ت-‬ ---------------- ‫خیلی ساده است.‬ 0
k-yl--sâd- a--. k____ s___ a___ k-y-i s-d- a-t- --------------- khyli sâde ast.
I’ll show you. ‫-- -ه--م---ش----ی-د--.‬ ‫__ ب_ ش__ ن___ م______ ‫-ن ب- ش-ا ن-ا- م-‌-ه-.- ------------------------ ‫من به شما نشان می‌دهم.‬ 0
m-n -e--ho-â ne---- -i----m. m__ b_ s____ n_____ m_______ m-n b- s-o-â n-s-â- m-d-h-m- ---------------------------- man be shomâ neshân midaham.
No, maybe some other time. ‫-ه- ترج-- م---هم یک و---د--ر-ب-----‬ ‫___ ت____ م____ ی_ و__ د___ ب______ ‫-ه- ت-ج-ح م-‌-ه- ی- و-ت د-گ- ب-ق-م-‬ ------------------------------------- ‫نه، ترجیح می‌دهم یک وقت دیگر برقصم.‬ 0
n----a--ih--i--h-- z----i di--r -era--sa-. n__ t_____ m______ z_____ d____ b_________ n-, t-r-i- m-d-h-m z-m-n- d-g-r b-r-g-s-m- ------------------------------------------ na, tarjih midaham zamâni digar beraghsam.
Are you waiting for someone? ‫-نتظر ک-- ه--ید-‬ ‫_____ ک__ ه______ ‫-ن-ظ- ک-ی ه-ت-د-‬ ------------------ ‫منتظر کسی هستید؟‬ 0
monta---e--as- h--ti-? m________ k___ h______ m-n-a-e-e k-s- h-s-i-? ---------------------- montazere kasi hastid?
Yes, for my boyfriend. ‫بل-، -نتظ- د-ست-پس-- -س-م-‬ ‫____ م____ د___ پ___ ه_____ ‫-ل-، م-ت-ر د-س- پ-ر- ه-ت-.- ---------------------------- ‫بله، منتظر دوست پسرم هستم.‬ 0
bale--mo-taze-e --o-t p-sa-a--hasta-. b____ m________ d____ p______ h______ b-l-, m-n-a-e-e d-o-t p-s-r-m h-s-a-. ------------------------------------- bale, montazere doost pesaram hastam.
There he is! ‫آن---ت- ---د -ی-آ---‬ ‫_______ د___ م______ ‫-ن-ا-ت- د-ر- م-‌-ی-!- ---------------------- ‫آنجاست، دارد می‌آید!‬ 0
ânjâ--,-d---d--------. â______ d____ m_______ â-j-s-, d-r-d m---y-d- ---------------------- ânjâst, dârad mi-âyad.

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