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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
beram sedāsh konam I'll go get her بِرَم صِداش کُنَم The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
beram tā sareé kooh go to the top of the mountain برم تا سر کوه dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
beravam I'd like to go بروم dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
beravam tā saré kooh and to go to the top of the mountain بروم تا سر کوه dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
berenj rice بِرِنج How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
bé salāmati to your health به سلامتی How To Discuss Travel
bé salāmati! Cheers! (to health!) بِه سَلامَتی! How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
bé sanghāyé rāh goftam I told the stones on the path به سنگای راه گفتم raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
bé sanghāyé rāh goftam I told the stones on the path بِه سَنگای راه گُفتَم raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro
besheen sit (informal) بِشین More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
besheeneen sit (formal) بِشینین More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
beshnõ een nay chon shekayat meekonad Listen to this reed-flute, how it complains بِشنو این نَی چون شِکایَت می‌کُند beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Intro
beshnõ een nay chon shekāyat meekonad Listen to this reed-flute, how it complains بِشنو این نَی چون شِکایَت می‌کُند beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
bé shomā ketāb dādam I gave you a book به شما کتاب دادم. Respect in the Persian Culture
be sooyé in seek of; seeking به سوی deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
be tarafé in the direction of به طرف deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
bezār put (informal) بِذار More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
bezāreen put (formal) بِذارین More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
bezāreen pāyeen put (it) down (formal) بِذارین پایین More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
bezār pāyeen put (it) down (informal) بِذار پایین More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)