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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
payghām bezāram I will leave a message پِيغام بِذارَم The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
paymāné shō become a chalice پِیمانِه شو deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4
paymāné shō become a chalice پِیمانِه شو deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
payvand joining پیوند fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
payvandé joining پیوندِ fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
payvasteem joined پیوستیم fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2
pazeerāyee hosting پَذیرایی How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
pedar father پِدَر aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
pedar father پِدَر How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pedaram my father پِدَرَم aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
pedaram neez beheshté abad az dast behesht my father also lost the eternal heaven پِدَرَم نیز بِهِشتِ اَبَد اَز دَست بِهِشت aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Intro
pedar bozorg grandfather پِدَربُزُرگ How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
peeshee cat پیشی Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
peesh kesh It's your پیش‌کش Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
peeshoonee forehead Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
peeyādé rō sidewalk پیادِه رو Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
pendāré neek good thoughts پِندارِ نیک aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
pesar boy/son پسر Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesar son (literally 'boy') پِسَر How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names
pesar amé cousin (boy of dad's sister) پسرعمه Families (Vocabulary Sprint)