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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
softbāll	softball	سافت بال	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
sohbat bokon!	Speak! (informal)	صُحبَت بُکُن!	Review of Unit 3
sohbat bokonam?	Shall I speak?	صُحبَت بُکُنَم؟	Review of Unit 3
sohbat bokonan	Let them speak	صُحبَت بُکُنَن	Review of Unit 3
sohbat bokoneem!	Let’s talk!	صُحبَت بُکُنیم!	Review of Unit 3
sohbat bokoneen!	Speak! (formal)	صُحبَت بُکُنین!	Review of Unit 3
sohbat kard	he/she spoke	صُحبَت کَرد	Review of Unit 3
sohbat kardan	to speak	صُحبَت کَردَن	Review of Unit 3
sohbat kon	speak	صُحبَت کُن	Review of Unit 3
sohbat konam	I speak	صُحبَت کُنَم	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
sohkan az zendegeeyé noghreyeeyé avāzeest	the talk is of the silvery life of a song		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
sokhan	the topic		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
sokhan	the talk		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
sokhan az geesooyé koshbakhté manast	the topic is my happy hair		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
sokhan az payvandé sosté dō nām va hamāghdooshee dar orāgheh kohneyé yek daftar neest sokhan az geesooyeh khoshvakhté manast bā	I am not talking about the flimsy linking of two names and embracing in the old pages of a ledger. I am talking about my fortunate tresses with the burnt anemone of your kiss		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Intro
sokhan az zendegeeyé noghreyeeyé āvāzeest	the talk is of the silvery life of a song		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
sokhan neest	the topic is not		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
somāgh	sumac	سُماق	Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
somayé, beeyā keefet-o bardār	come here and grab your purse, Somayeh	سُمَیِه، بیا کیفِتو بَردار	A Separation, Part 2
somayé, maghna't koo?	Somayeh, where's your headscarf?	سُمَیِه، مَقنَعِه‌اَت کو؟	A Separation, Part 2

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