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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
sā’até panj bar meegardam khooné	I return home at 5	ساعَتِ پَنج بَرمی‌گَردَم خونِه	How to Talk About Daily Routines
sā’até sheesh shām meekhoram	I eat dinner at 6	ساعَتِ شیش شام می‌خورَم	How to Talk About Daily Routines
sā’até yek nāhār meekhoram	I eat lunch at 1	ساعَتِ یِک ناهار می‌خورَم	How to Talk About Daily Routines
sā’at sheesh o neem-é	It is 6:30	ساعَت شیش و نيمِه	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
sā’at yek-é	It's one o'clock	ساعَت یِکِه	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
sā’at yé robh bé yek-é	It is a quarter to one	ساعَت یِه رُبع بِه یِکِه	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
sabā	wind	صَبا	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
sabā-rā goo	tell the wind!	صَبا را گو	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
sabr kon	wait	صَبر کُن	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
sabz	green	سَبز	Colors (Vocabulary Sprint), How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
sabzé	herbs	سَبزِه	Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
sabzee	herbs / greens	سَبزی	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals, How to Discuss Breakfast, Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
sabzee polō bā māhee	herb rice wth fish	سبزی پُلو	Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
sad	a hundred	صَد	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
sad	100	صَد	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
sad ō shast ō haft	167	صَد و شَصت و هَفت	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
sāf	clean, clear, straight, pure	صاف	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
safā ovordeen	it's great to have you here	صَفا اُوُردین	Tārof When Welcoming Guests
safar bekhayr	safe journey (bon voyage!)	سَفَر بِخِیر	How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
safaré kāree	business trip	سَفَرِ کاری	Meeting New People

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