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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
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 Intro
bānk bank بانک How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
bā otoboos meeram foroodgāh I’ll go with a bus to the airport با اتوبوس میرم فرودگاه. How To Discuss Travel
barādar brother بَرادَر How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
barādar-é bāmaze-yé man my funny brother برادرِ بامزه‌ی من The Concept of ‘Ezafé’
barādaré nātanee half brother برادر ناتنى Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
barāyé beeroon raftan āmādé meesham I get ready to go out بَرایِ بیرون رَفتَن آمادِه می‌شَم More about Daily Routines
barāyé eenké because (for the reason that) بَرای اینکِه The Simple Past Tense
barāyé khāb āmādé meesham I get ready for sleep بَرایِ خواب آمادِه می‌شَم 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 بَرگَشتَن How to Talk About Daily Routines
bar nadāram I will not take rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Part 2
baroon rain بارون How to Talk About the Time and Weather
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