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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
az rāh reseedam I arrived from the path از راه رسیدم raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
az rāh reseedam I arrived from the path اَز راه رِسیدَم raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro
az sadafhāyé por az morvāreed va dar ān koohé ghareeb fath az oghāban javān porseedeem ké ché bāyad kard and shells full of pearls in that turbulent cold blooded sea and the young eagles on that strange overwhelming mountain what should be done fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Intro
az sārā asabāni bood he/she was angry with Sarah اَز سارا عَصَبانی بود Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
az sārā porsidam I asked Sarah اَز سارا پُرسیدَم Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
with با shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
with با raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
with the light and water and mirror با fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2
with با deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
ba’ad after بَعد More about Daily Routines
ba'ad az zohr bé man khabarash-ō bedé choon man bā yekee deegé sohbat kardam then let me know about it by this afternoon because I've talked to someone else بَعد اَز ظُهر بِه مَن خَبَرَشو بِدِه چون مَن با یِکی دیگِه صُحبَت کَردَم A Separation, Part 1
bābā dad بابا How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
bābāyé tō your dad (informal) بابایِ تو How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
baché child بچه Babies
bā cherāgh ō āb ō āyeené with the light and water and mirror با چراغ و آب و آینه fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2
bad bad بَد aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
bad bad بَد payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
bad bad بَد beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
bād wind باد payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
bād wind باد shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2