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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
bar	on	بَر	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
bar	on	بَر	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
barādar	brother	بَرادَر	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
barādaré bāmazeyé man	my funny brother	بَرادَرِ بامَزِهِ مَن	The Concept of "ezāfé"
barādaré nātanee	half brother	برادر ناتنى	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
barafrooz	ignite, fire up	بَر‌اَفروز	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
barafroozee	ignite! fire up!	بَر‌اَفروزی	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
barandat	they will take you	بَرَندَت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
barandet bé behesht	they will take you to heaven	بَرَندَت بِه بِهِشت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
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)	بَرایِ 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

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