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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
ā			More Present Continuous and Imperatives (!)
āb	water	آب	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai), Colors (Vocabulary Sprint), fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 4, fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2
āb bā leemoo	water with lemon	آب با لیمو	How to Discuss Breakfast
āb bā yakh	water with ice	آب با یخ	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
āb bedooné yakh	water without ice	آب بدون یخ	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
ābee	blue	آبی	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors), Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
āb-é joosh	boiled water	آبِ جوش	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
āb-é madani	mineral water	آبِ‌ مَعدَنی	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
āb-é sheer	tap water		How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
āb jō	beer	آبِ جو	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
āb meevé	fruit juice	آب میوِه	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
āb portoghāl	orange juice	آب پرتقال	How to Discuss Breakfast
abroo	eyebrow		Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
afsordé	depressed	اَفسُردِه	Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
agar	if	اَگر	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
agar az sharāb mastee	if you are drunk off wine	اگر اَز شَراب مستی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
agar bā māh rokhee neshastee	If you are sitting next to a moon faced girl	اَگَربا ماهرُخی نِشَستی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
agar zé bādé mastee	if you are drunk off wine	اَگر زِ بادِه مَستی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
āghā	Mr.	آقا	The Concept of ‘Ezafé’
āghā bourneuf	Mr. Bourneuf	آقایِ برنف	The Concept of ‘Ezafé’

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