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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
tanhā	alone	تَنها	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
tan hāmān	our bodies	تن‌هامان	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 4
tarafdār	fan		Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
tarafé chapé	to the left of	طَرَفِ چَپِ	Prepositions
tarafé rāsté	to the right of	طَرَفِ راستِ	Prepositions
tarāree	playfulness		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 4
tāreek	dark	تاریک	The Concept of "ezāfé"
tāreekh	date	تاریخ	Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
tārof	Persian etiquette	تعارف	Introducing 'Tārof'
tārof nakon	don't tārof	تعارف نکن	Introducing 'Tārof'
tā shaghāyegh hast	while there are poppy flowers	تا شقایق هست	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
tāzé khordam	I just ate.	تازِه خوردَم	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
team	team		Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
telefonam rooyé meez-é.	My telephone is on the table.	تِلِفُنَم رویِ میزِه.	Prepositions, How to Talk About Daily Routines
telephon beerooné keef-é.	The telephone is outside the purse.	تِلِفُن بیرونِ کیفِه.	Prepositions
telephoné Maryam	Maryam’s phone	تِلِفُنِ مَریَم	The Concept of "ezāfé"
telephon kard	he/she called	تِلِفُن کَرد	Compound Verbs
telephon kardan	to call	تِلِفُن کَردَن	Compound Verbs
telephon kardan	to make a phone call	تِلِفُن کَردَن	Compound Verbs
telephon kenāré mobl-é.	The telephone is next to the couch	تِلِفُن کِنارِ مُبلِه.	Prepositions

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