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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
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	100	صَد	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
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 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
safar khosh	safe travels	سَفَر خوش	How To Discuss Travel
sāfee	colander, purifier	صافی	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
sag	dog	سَگ	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
saghf	ceiling	سَقف	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
sag pāyeené meezé.	The dog is below the table.	سَگ پایینِ میزِه.	Prepositions
sahar	morning	سحر‌	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
sahar gāhān	early morning	سحر‌گاهان	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
sāheb	owner	صاحِب‌	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
sāhebdelān	the courageous, pious, pure-hearted, wise (people)	صاحِب‌دِلان	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
sahrā	desert	صَحرا	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
sāl	year	سال	Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)

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