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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
bā hoselé	with patience	با حوصِلِه	Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
bākhtan	losing		Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
bālā	above	بالا	Prepositions
bālā ovordam	I threw up	بالا اوردم.	More About Pain and Illness
bālāyé	above	بالایِ	Prepositions
balé	yes	بله	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions, Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
balé ghorsé sardard dāreem	yes, we have headache medicine	بله، قرص سردرد داریم.	More About Pain and Illness
balé, gorosnam-é	Yes, I’m hungry.	بله، گرسنَمه	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
balé, (man) chāi meekhoram	Yes, I will drink tea.	بَلِه، (من) چای می‌خورم.	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
balé, (man) kāram-ō doost daram.	Yes, I like my job.	بَلِه، کارَمو دوست دارَم.	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
balé, teshnam-é	Yes, I’m thirsty.	بله، تشنَمه	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
bā māh rokhee agar neshastee	if you are sitting next to a moon faced girl	با ماهرُخی اَگَر نِشَستی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
bā māh rokhee agar neshastee, khosh bāsh	If you are sitting next to a moon faced girl, be happy/content	با ماهرُخی اَگَر نِشَستی خوش باش	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
bā māh rokhee agar neshastee, khosh bāsh	If you have sat with a beloved who has a face like the moon, be happy	با ماهرخی اگر نشستی خوش باش	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Intro
bā māmānam sohbat meekonam	I am speaking with my mother	با مامان صحبت می‌کنم	Review of Unit 3
bā man rāzee bood	with me there was a secret	با مَن رازی بود	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro, raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
banafsh	purple	بَنَفش	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors), Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
bā namak	literally: 'with salt.' meaning: funny, charming person	با نَمَک	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
bani ādam a'zāyé yek peykarand	The sons of Adam are limbs of a frame	بنی‌ آدم اعضای یک پیکرند	bani ādam: Saadi's bani ādam Part 2
bani ādam a'zāyé yek peykarand	The sons of Adam are limbs of a frame	بنی‌ آدم اعضای یک پیکرند	bani ādam: Saadi's bani ādam Part 3

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