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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
sāra khooné nadāré	Sara doesn’t have a house	سارا خونِه نَدارِه.	The verb ‘To Have’
saram dard meekoné	my head hurts	سرم درد می‌کنه.	More About Pain and Illness, How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
saramō bord	literally 'it took my head,' meaning 'it's very loud'	سرمو برد	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
saramō bordee	literally 'you took my head' (informal), meaning 'you talk too much'	سَرَم را بُردی	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
sārā tarafé rāsté maryam-é.	Sara is to the right of Maryam	سارا طَرَفِ راستِ مریَمِه.	Prepositions
sar az pāyat	from your feet		rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Part 2
sard	cold	سَرد	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
sar dard dāram	I have a headache	سر درد دارم.	More About Pain and Illness
sard-é	It's cold	سَردِه	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
sardee va garmee	hotness and coldness	سَردی وَ گَرمی	Persian Food
saré gāz naré	he shouldn't go to the stove	سَرِ گاز نَرِه	A Separation, Part 1
saré kooh	head (top) of the mountain	سر کوه	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
saresh bé rooyé sangé	rest their head on a rock	سرش به روی سنگه	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
saretoon dard nakoné	I hope your head doesn’t hurt	سَرِتون دَرد نَکُنِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
sarf kon	spend!	صَرف کُن	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
sargeejé dāram	I am dizzy	سرگیجه دارم.	More About Pain and Illness
sar zé kooyat bar nadāram	I will not lift myself from your feet		rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Part 2
sar zé kooyat bar nadāram rooz ō shab	I will place my head at your feet, day and night		rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Intro
sar zé pāyat	from your feet	سر ز پایت	rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Part 2
sar zé pāyat bar nadaram	I will not lift myself from your feet		rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Part 2

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