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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
tangdel	sad, nostalgic	تَنگدِل	shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
tanhā	alone	تَنها	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
tan hāmān	our bodies	تن‌هامان	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 4
tarafdār	fan	طَرَفدار	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
tarafé chapé	to the left of	طَرَفِ چَپِ	Prepositions
tarafé rāsté	to the right of	طَرَفِ راستِ	Prepositions
tarāree	playfulness		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 4
ta'reef kardan	to describe	تَعریف کَردَن	Meeting Up with Friends
tāreek	dark	تاریک	The Concept of "ezāfé"
tāreekh	date	تاریخ	Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
tārof	Persian etiquette	تعارُف	Introducing "Tārof"
tārof nakon	don't tārof	تعارُف نَکُن	Introducing "Tārof"
tā shaghāyegh hast	while there are poppy flowers	تا شقایق هست	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
tashreef āvordan	to grace with your presence	تَشریف آوُردَن	Meeting New People
tashreef āvordeen	you graced us with your presence	تَشریف آوُردین	Tārof at a Gallery
tashreef dāshtan	to be available, be present	تَشریف داشتَن	Tārof When Welcoming Guests
tashreef dāshté bāsheed, alān	please hold on for now	شریف داشتِه باشید، اَلان	A Separation, Part 1
tashreef ovordan	to grace with your presence	تَشریف اُوُردَن	Meeting New People
ta'teel	day off, holiday, vacation	تَعطیل	Meeting New People
ta'teel oomadee khareed?	have you come out shopping on your day off?	تَعطیل اومَدی خَرید؟	Meeting New People

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