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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
barāyé man khat ō neshoon nakon! don't give me an ultimatum! بَرایِ مَن خَط و نِشون نَکُن! A Separation, Part 5
barāyé sardard cheezee dāreem? do we have anything for a headache? بَرایِ سَر دَرد چیزی داریم؟ More About Pain and Illness
bā rāzé kohné with a worn secret با راز کهنه raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3, raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro
bār dār pregnant باردار Babies
bar dārad he/she/it takes off بَردارَد barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
bardāram I will take بردارم rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Part 2
bar dāshtan to take off بَرداشتَن barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
bar gashtan to return بَرگَشتَن How to Talk About Daily Routines
bar nadāram I will not take rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Part 2
bar nagashtam I didn't come back بَر‌نَگَشتَم A Separation, Part 5
baroon rain بارون How to Talk About the Time and Weather
barré lamb/sheep بَره Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
bar tō on you بَر تُو aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
bas enough, that's it, it's finished بَس aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
basebāll baseball Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
bā seeyāh cheshmān with those with black eyes با سیاه چِشمان shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
bāsh be باش Subjunctive To Have and To Be, khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
bāsh be! باش aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
bāsham (I) be باشَم Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāshan (they) be باشَن Subjunctive To Have and To Be