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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
vasl joining وَصلِ beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
vāterpolo water polo Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
vazé haml birth/labor وضع حمل Babies
volleybāll volleyball Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
woman: man āb bedooné yakh meekhām. I would like water without ice. خانم: من آب بدون یخ می‌خوام. A Dialogue in a Restaurant
yakh ice یَخ How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
yakh chāl refrigerator یَخچال House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
yār friend یار beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
yāré man my friend یارِ مَن beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
yavāshtar lotfan slower please یواش‌تَرلطفن How to Speak About the Languages You Know
yavāsh yavāsh pāsheem Slowly slowly start going یواش یواش پاشیم The Etiquette of Being Hosted
yāzdah 11 یازده More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
yé a (one) یِه How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yé āsemoon bebāré will rain down a sky full of tears یه آسمون بباوه meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
yek a یک dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3, fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
yek 1 یِک How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yek barādar one brother How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yek daftar a notebook یک دفتر fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
yek dokhtar one daughter How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yé khāhar a sister/one sister یِه خواهَر How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
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