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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

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