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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
shāyad maybe شایَد Talking about Wants and Possibilities
sheek chic شیک The Concept of "ezāfé"
sheekam stomach Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
sheekamam dard meekoné my stomach hurts شکمم درد می‌کنه. How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
sheekar sugar شِکَر How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
sheer milk شیر How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai), How to Discuss Breakfast, Babies
sheer lion شیر Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
sheer berenj milk rice شیربرنج How to Discuss Breakfast
sheereen sweet شیرین How to Talk About Love and Friendship
sheereenee sweets شیرینی Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
sheereenee Pastries شیرینی The Etiquette of Being Hosted
sheeré mādar mother's milk شیر مادر Babies
sheesh 6 شیش How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
sheeshom 6th شیشُم More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
sheeshsad 600 شیشصَد More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
shehr poem شعر Transition to Persian Poetry
shekāyat complaint شِکایَت beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
shekāyat meekonad it complains شِکایَت می‌کُند beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
shenā kardan to swim شِنا کَردَن Present Continuous Tense
shenā kon swim شِنا کُن Present Continuous Tense