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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
barādaré nātanee half brother برادر ناتنى Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
barafrooz ignite, fire up بَر‌اَفروز payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
barafroozee ignite! fire up! بَر‌اَفروزی payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
barafshān shake off! بَراَفشان barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5
barandat they will take you بَرَندَت aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
bar andāzee for you to do away with بَراَندازی barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5
barandet bé behesht they will take you to heaven بَرَندَت بِه بِهِشت aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
barān pāk farzand kard āfareen he praised that pure child بَران پاک فَرزَند کَرد آفَرین Shahnameh, Part 5
bar ātash barafgan yekee paré man cast into the fire one of my feathers بَر آتَش بَر‌اَفگَن یِکی پَرِّ مَن Shahnameh, Part 6
bar ātash barafgan yekee paré man cast into the fire one of my feathers بَر آتَش بَر‌اَفگَن یِکی پَرِّ مَن Shahnameh, Part 4
bar āvardé bee ranj ō bee roozgār brought forth without effort, outside of time: بَرآوَردِه بی رَنچ و بی روزگار Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 2
barāyé beeroon raftan āmādé meesham I get ready to go out بَرایِ بیرون رَفتَن آمادِه می‌شَم More about Daily Routines
barāyé chee bargashtee? what did you come back for? بَرایِ چی بَر‌گَشتی؟ A Separation, Part 5
barāyé eenké because (for the reason that) بَرایِ اینکِه The Simple Past Tense
barāyé hameen kāré khoonatoon ō parastāree begam. so that he could come for this job? بَرایِ هَمین کارِ خونِهٔ‌تون و پَرَستاری بِگَم. A Separation, Part 3
barāyé kār paydātoon kardam I found you for work بَرایِ کار پِیداتون کَردَم A Separation, Part 4
barāyé khāb āmādé meesham I get ready for sleep بَرایِ خواب آمادِه می‌شَم More about Daily Routines
barāyé man khat ō neshoon nakon! don't give me an ultimatum! بَرایِ مَن خَط و نِشون نَکُن! A Separation, Part 5
barāyé sardard cheezee dāreem? do we have anything for a headache? بَرایِ سَر دَرد چیزی داریم؟ More About Pain and Illness
barāyé yek safaré kāree on a business trip بَرایِ یِک سَفَرِ کاری Meeting New People