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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
va sameemeeyaté tanhāmān dar tarāree	and the intimacy of our bodies in playfulness	و صمیمیت تن‌هامان در .......	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 4
va sameemeeyaté tan hāman, dar tarāree va derakhsheedané oryāneemān meslé falsé māheehā dar āb sokhan az zendegeeyé noghreyeeyé	and the intimacy of our bodies, and the glow of our nakedness, like fish scales in the water. I am talking about the silvery life of a song which a small fountain sings at dawn		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Intro
vasaté hafté	middle of the week	وَسَطِ هَفتِه	How to Talk About Daily Routines, More about Daily Routines, Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
vasaté hafté kār meekonam.	I work in the middle of the week.	وَسَطِ هَفتِه کار می‌کُنَم.	How to Talk About Daily Routines, More about Daily Routines
vasaté shahr	center of town	وَسَطِ شَهر	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
va sedāyash hamchon neyzeyé kootāhee, pahnāyé ofogh rā paymood khabaré mā rā bā khod khāhad bord bé shahr	and the sound of which traversed the breadth of the horizon like a short spear will carry the news of us to the city		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Intro
vaseeleyé naghleeyé	transportation	وَسیلِه نَقلیِه	Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
va shanbé raftam pārk	and Saturday I went to the park	وَ شَنبِه رَفتَم پارک	The Simple Past Tense
va shomā?	and you? (formal)	وَ شُما؟	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
vasl	joining	وَصلِ	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
vāterpolo	water polo		Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
vazé haml	birth/labor	وضع حمل	Babies
veerāné	ruin	ویرانِه	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
volleybāll	volleyball		Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
woman: āhā, een ham fekré khoobeeyé - chee dorost bokoneem?	Ah, that's a good idea, too -- what should we make?	زَن: آها، این هَم فِکرِ خوبیِه. چی دُرُست بُکُنیم؟	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
woman: bāshé, espāghetti! meetooneem yek feelmé italiyayee ham kerāyé-bokoneem va hameen jā , too khooné negāh bokoneem!	Okay, spaghetti! We can rent an Italian movie and watch it here at home.	زَن: باشِه، اسپاگِتی! می‌تونیم یِک فیلمِ ایتالیایی هَم کِرایِه کنیم وَ هَمین جا، تو خونِه نِگاه بُکُنیم!	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
woman: benazaré tō emshab cheekār bokoneem?	In your opinion, what should we do tonight?	زَن: بِنَظَرِ تو اِمشَب چِکار بُکُنیم؟	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
woman: doost dāree bereem cinemā?	Would you like to go to the movies?	زَن: دوست داری بِریم سینِما؟	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
woman: gojé farangee dāreem, gooshté charkh kardé dāreem, va peeyāz dāreem.	We have a tomato, ground beef, and onions.	زَن: گوجِه فَرَنگی داریم، گوشت چَرخ کَردِه داریم، وَ پیاز داریم.	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
woman: man ābé bedooné yakh meekhām.	I would like water without ice.	خانُم: مَن آبِ بِدونِ یَخ می‌خوام.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant

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