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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
befarmā shām	Please come to/help yourself to dinner. (informal)	بِفَرما شام	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
befarmā too	Please come in	بِفَرما تو	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
befarmāyeen	please/ help yourself (informal)	بِفَرمایین	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmāyeen	please help yourself	بِفَرمایین	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
befarmāyeen besheeneen	please sit (formal)	بِفَرمایین بِشینین	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted, Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations, The Etiquette of Being Hosted
befarmāyeen besheeneen	please, go ahead, sit (formal)	بِفَرمایین بِشینین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
befarmāyeen bokhoreen!	Please eat! (formal)	بِفَرمایین بُخورین	Review of Unit 3
befarmāyeen khoonam	please come to my house (formal)	بِفَرمایین خونَم (خونِه‌اَم)	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmāyeen manzel	please come in	بفرمایین منزل	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
befarmāyeen manzelé mā	please come to our place	بفرمایین منزل ما	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
befarmāyeen shām	Please come to/help yourself to dinner. (formal)	بِفَرمایین شام	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
befarmayeen too	Please come in	بِفَرمایین تو	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals, The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
befarmāyeen too	please come in	بفرمایین تو	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
bé fārsi chee meeshé?	How do you say it in Persian?	بِه فارسی چی می‌شِه؟	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
begam	I say	بِگَم	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
begooyam	I say	بِگویَم	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
bé hamcheneen	likewise	بِه‌ هَم‌چِنین.	Review of Unit 1!
bé har kojā azeezee	everywhere our dear ones	به هر کجا عزیزی	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
behem	to me	بِهِم	Respect in the Persian Culture
behem ketāb dādee	You gave me a book	بِهِم کتاب دادی.	Respect in the Persian Culture

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