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Persian (phonetic)	English	Appears In
beest o haft	27	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest o hasht	28	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest o noh	29	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest o panj	25	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest o sé	23	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest o sheesh	26	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest o yek	21	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beetāb	restless	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
befarmā	please/help yourself (formal)	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmā besheen	please sit (informal)	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmā besheen	please, go ahead, sit (informal)	More Present Continuous and Imperatives (!)
befarmā bokhor!	Please eat! (informal)	Review of Unit 3
befarmā khoonam	please come to my house (informal)	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmā shām	Please come to/help yourself to dinner. (informal)	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
befarma too	Please come in	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
befarmāyeen	please help yourself	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
befarmāyeen	please/ help yourself (informal)	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmāyeen besheeneen	please sit (formal)	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted, Navigating 'Tā'arof' in Different Social Situations, The Etiquette of Being Hosted
befarmāyeen besheeneen	please, go ahead, sit (formal)	More Present Continuous and Imperatives (!)
befarmāyeen bokhoreen!	Please eat! (formal)	Review of Unit 3

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