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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
vazé haml birth/labor وضع حمل Babies
veerāné ruin ویرانِه deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
and و rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
volleybāll volleyball Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
woman: man ābé bedooné yakh meekhām. I would like water without ice. خانُم: مَن آبِ بِدونِ یَخ می‌خوام. A Dialogue in a Restaurant
yād memory یاد shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
yagheen certainty یَقین rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
yakh ice یَخ How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
yakh chāl refrigerator یَخچال House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
yā meeree bā een yāroo masalat-ō hal meekonee either you go solve your problem with this guy یا می‌ری با این یارو مَسئَلَتُو حَل می‌کُنی A Separation, Part 5
yār beloved, lover, friend یار aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
yār beloved, lover, friend یار payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
yār beloved, lover, friend یار payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
yār beloved, friend یار barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 3
yār friend یار beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
yārab the Divine یارَب barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 3
yāré dabestāneeyé man my classmate, my childhood school friend یارِ دَبِستانیِ مَن aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
yāré man my friend یارِ مَن beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
yāré sheereenam my sweet lover یارِ شیرینَم payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
yavāshtar, lotfan. Slower, please. یَواش‌تَر لُطفاً. How to Speak About the Languages You Know