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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
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
woman: man ghazāyé cheenee doost nadaram. ghazāyé eetāliyāyee beeshtar doost dāram.	I don't like Chinese food. I like Italian food more.	زَن: مَن غَذایِ چینی دوست نَدارَم. غَذایِ ایتالیایی بیشتَر دوست دارَم.	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
woman: masalan kojā?	Like where?	زَن: مَثَلاً کُجا؟	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
woman: sabr kon bebeenam. hmm, benazar meeyād too cinemā-hā filmé jālebee neest.	Let me see. It seems there aren't good movies in the cinema.	زَن: صَبر کُن بِبینَم. همم، بِنَظَر میاد تو سینِماها فیلمِ جالِبی نیست.	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
yād	memory	یاد	shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
yakh	ice	یَخ	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
yakh chāl	refrigerator	یَخچال	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
yār	friend	یار	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4

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