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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
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 اُتُوبوس می‌رَم فُرودگاه	How To Discuss Travel
bar	on	بَر	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
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
barafshān	shake off!	بَراَفشان	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5
barandat	they will take you	بَرَندَت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
bar andāzee	for you to do away with	بَراَندازی	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5
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 chee bargashtee?	what did you come back for?	بَرایِ چی بَر‌گَشتی؟	A Separation, Part 5
barāyé eenké	because (for the reason that)	بَرایِ اینکِه	The Simple Past Tense
barāyé hameen kāré khoonatoon ō parastāree begam.	so that he could come for this job?	بَرایِ هَمین کارِ خونِهٔ‌تون و پَرَستاری بِگَم.	A Separation, Part 3
barāyé kār paydātoon kardam	I found you for work	بَرایِ کار پِیداتون کَردَم	A Separation, Part 4
barāyé khāb āmādé meesham	I get ready for sleep	بَرایِ خواب آمادِه می‌شَم	More about Daily Routines

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