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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
zaboon tongue Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
zafarān saffron زَعفَران Persian Food
zafaroon saffron زَعفَرون Persian Food
zahmatee neest it's no trouble زحمتی نیست Introducing 'Tārof'
zahmat kam koneem Let's lift the burden. زحمت کم کنیم The Etiquette of Being Hosted
zahmat nakesh don't go through trouble زحمت نکش Introducing 'Tārof', Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
zamān zamān زَمان Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
zameen floor زَمین House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
zan woman زَن beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
zan wife (literally 'woman') زَن How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
zan thoughts ظَن beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
zanam chāhār māh hāmelast my wife is four months pregnant زنم جهار ماه حامله‌ست Babies
zanam hāmelast my wife is pregnant زنم حامله‌ست Babies
zané khod their thoughts ظَنِ خود beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
zané man my wife زَنِ مَن The Concept of "ezāfé"
zānoo knee زانو More About Pain and Illness, Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
zānoom dard meekoné my knee hurts زانوم درد می‌کنه. More About Pain and Illness
zarāfé giraffe زَرافِه Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
zarchoobé turmeric زَردچوبِه Persian Food
zard yellow زَرد How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors), Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)