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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
yāré man my friend یارِ مَن beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
yavāshtar, lotfan. Slower, please. یَواش‌تَر لُطفاً. 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 یازدَه More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
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 یِک بَرادَر 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 یِک دُختَر 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
yek lahzé One moment یِک لَحظِه The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
yek lahzé sabr kon Wait a minute یِک لَحظِه صَبرکُن The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
yek pesar one son یِک پِسَر How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yekshambé Sunday یِکشَنبِه Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
yek shanbé Sunday یِک‌شَنبِه More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
yekshanbé-hā mad men tamāshā meekonam On Sundays, I watch Mad Men یِک‌شَنبِه‌ها مَد مِن تَماشا می‌کُنَم Present Continuous Tense
yé pesar a son/one son یِه پِسَر How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yé rooz deevooné boodam there was a time I was young and wild یه روز دیوونه بودم meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro