Persian / English Dictionary

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Persian (phonetic)	English	Appears In
bardāram	I will take	Rumi’s Rooz o Shab, Part 2
bar gashtan	to return	How to Talk About Daily Routines
bar nadāram	I will not take	Rumi’s Rooz o Shab, Part 2
barré	lamb/sheep	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
basebāll	baseball	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
bāsh	be	Subjunctive To Have and To Be, Khayyam - khosh bāsh, Part 2
bāsham	(I) be	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāshan	(they) be	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāshé	ok	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
bāshé	(he/she) be	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāshee	(you informal) be	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāsheem	(we) be	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāsheen	(you formal) be	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
basketbāll	basketball	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
bastam	I closed	Ahmad Shamlou - Raz, Part 3
basté shodan	to become closed	Compound Verbs
bāyad	must/should	Talking about Wants and Possibilities, Sohrab Sepehri - Dar Golestāné, Part 2
bāyad chāi bekhoram	I have to drink tea	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
bāyad māsheen dāshté bāsham	I have to have a car	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāyad yavāsh yavāsh beram	I must start slowly leaving	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals