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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
yekshanbé-hā mad men tamāshā meekonam	On Sundays, I watch Mad Men	یِک‌شَنبِه‌ها مَد مِن تَماشا می‌کُنَم	Present Continuous Tense
yé pesar	a son/one son	یِه پِسَر	How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
yé rooz deevooné boodam	there was a time I was young and wild	یه روز دیوونه بودم	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
zaboon	tongue		Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
zafarān	saffron	زَعفَران	Persian Food
zafaroon	saffron	زَعفَرون	Persian Food
zahmatee neest	it's no trouble	زحمتی نیست	Introducing 'Tārof'
zahmat kam koneem	Let's lift the burden.	زحمت کم کنیم	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
zahmat nakesh	don't go through trouble	زحمت نکش	Introducing 'Tārof', Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
zamān	zamān	زَمان	Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
zameen	floor	زَمین	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
zan	thoughts	ظَن	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
zan	woman	زَن	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
zan	wife (literally 'woman')	زَن	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
zanam chāhār māh hāmelast	my wife is four months pregnant	زنم جهار ماه حامله‌ست	Babies
zanam hāmelast	my wife is pregnant	زنم حامله‌ست	Babies
zané khod	their thoughts	ظَنِ خود	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
zané man	my wife	زَنِ مَن	The Concept of "ezāfé"
zangé een bālāyeeyé mā rā bezaneed	tap our buzzer up here	زَنگِ این بالاییِ ما را بِزَنید	A Separation, Part 1
zānoo	knee	زانو	More About Pain and Illness, Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)

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