البته

The frequency of البته in Tehrani conversation surprises learners. It can land at the start of a sentence, in the middle, or alone as a one-word reply. Think of it as social glue. Saying it often shows you are listening, agreeing, keeping the rhythm of the exchange flowing. Without it, your Persian sounds clipped. With it, you start sounding like a native who knows how to keep a phone call alive for forty minutes about nothing.