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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
barāyé khāb āmādé meesham I get ready for sleep برای خواب آماده می‌شم. More about Daily Routines
barāyé sardard cheezee dāreem? Do we have anything for a headache? برای سردرد چیزی داریم؟ More About Pain and Illness
bā rāzé kohné with a worn secret با راز کهنه raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro, raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
bār dār pregnant باردار Babies
bardāram I will take بردارم rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Part 2
bar gashtan to return برگشتن How to Talk About Daily Routines
bar nadāram I will not take rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Part 2
barré lamb/sheep بَره Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
basebāll baseball Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
bāsh be باش Subjunctive To Have and To Be, khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
bāsham (I) be باشم Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāshan (they) be باشن Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāshé (he/she) be باش Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāshé ok باشه How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
bāshee (you informal) be باشی Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāsheem (we) be باشیم Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāsheen (you formal) be باشین Subjunctive To Have and To Be
basketbāll basketball Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
bastam I closed بستم raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
basté shodan to become closed بسته شدن Compound Verbs