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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
shām hāzer-é	Dinner is ready.	شام حاضِرِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
shām meekhoram	I eat dinner	شام می‌خورَم	Present Continuous Tense
shamsé tabriz	Shams of Tabriz	شمس تبریز	Transition to Persian Poetry
shanbé	Saturday	شَنبِه	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
shanbé tā panjshanbé	Saturday to Thursday	شَنبِه تا پَنجشَنبِه	How to Talk About Daily Routines
sharāb	wine	شَراب	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai), khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
sharāb	wine	شراب	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
sharābé ghermez	red wine	شَرابِ قِرمِز	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
sharābé sefeed	white wine	شَرابِ سِفید	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
sharbat	flavored water	شَربَت	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
sharee'at	Sharia law	شَریعَت	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
sharhé	description of	شَرحِ	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
sharhé sharhé	bit by bit, cut	شَرحِه شَرحِه	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
shast	60	شَصت	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
shavee	to become; will become	شَوی	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
shāyad	maybe	شایَد	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
sheek	chic	شیک	The Concept of "ezāfé"
sheekam	stomach		Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
sheekamam dard meekoné	my stomach hurts	شکمم درد می‌کنه.	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
sheekar	sugar	شِکَر	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)

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