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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
zé kooyé yār from the direction of the lover زِ کویِ یار payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
zemestoon winter زِمِستان Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint), More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
zendegee life dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2, fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
zendegee life زِندِگی shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
zendegee bāyad kard one must live زندگی باید کرد dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
zendegee khālee neest life is not empty زندگی خالی نیست dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
zendegee khālee neest life is not empty زندگی خالی نیست dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
zendegee kon live! زِندِگی کُن shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
zendegeeyé noghreyé āvāzeest the silvery life of a song fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
zesht ugly زِشت How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
zeshtar uglier زِشت‌تَر How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
zeshtareen ugliest زِشت‌تَرین How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
zhu’an June ژوئن More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
zhu’iyé July ژوئیِه More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
zood meeresam I’ll get there quickly زود میرسم. How To Discuss Travel