USEFUL FARSI PHRASES FOR AMERICANS TRAVELING TO THE MIDDLE EAST

AKBAR KHALI-KILI HAFTIR LOTFAN.
Thank you for showing me your marvelous gun.

FEKR GABUL CARDAN DAVAT PAEH GUSH DIVAR.
I am delighted to accept your kind invitation to lie down on the floor
with my arms above my head and my legs apart.

SHOMAEH FEKR TOMOMEH QEH GOFTEH BANDE.
I agree with everything you have ever said or thought in your life.

AUTO ARRAREGH DAVATEMAN MANO SEPAHEH-HAST.
It is exceptionally kind of you to allow me to travel in the trunk of
your car.

FASHAL-EH TUPEHMAN NA DEGAT MANO GOFTAM CHEESHAYEH MOHEMA RAJEBEH
KESHVAREHMAN.
If you will do me the kindness of not harming my genital appendages I
will gladly reciprocate by betraying my country in public.

KHREL, JAPEHEH MANEH VA JAYEH AMRIKAHEY.
I will tell you the names and addresses of many American spies
traveling as reporters.

BALLI, BALLI, BALLI !
Whatever you say !

MAMNOUNAN GHORBAN IN DAFAYEH MEEMUNAM.
It is with greatest pleasure that I sign this confession of capital
crimes.

TIKEH NUNEH BA OB KHRELEH BEZORG VA KHRUBE BOYAST INO.
The water-soaked bread crumbs are delicious, thank you. I must have
the recipe.

ETEHFOR'AN, DEHRATEE, OTEGAH SHOMA MIKRASTAM KHE DO HAFTAEH BA BODANEH SHEEREL
TEEGZ.
Truly, I would rather be a hostage to your greatly esteemed self than
spend a fortnight upon the person of Cheryl Tiegs.

MATERNIER GHERMEZ AHLIEH, GHORBAN.
The red blindfold would be lovely, excellency.