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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
beboreedé-and they cut بِبُریده‌اَند beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
bedavam run بدوم dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
bedavam tā tahé dasht to run to the edge of the field بدوم تا ته دشت dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
bedavam tā taheé dasht run to the end of the field بدوم تا ته دشت dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
bedoam to run dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
bedoam tā taheé dasht run to the end of the field بدوم تا ته دشت dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
bé donyā oomadan to be born بِه دُنیا اومَدَن Babies
beedār meesham I wake up بیدار می‌شَم More about Daily Routines
bee ehsās without feeling بی اِحساس Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
beegāné unfamiliar; unknown بیگانِه deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
bee gharār unstable بی‌قَرار rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
beegharāram I am unstable بی‌قَرارَم rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
bee hoselé without patience بی حوصِلِه Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
bee kas ō tanhā without anyone and alone بیکَس و تَنها raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
bee kas ō tanhā without anyone and alone بیکَس و تَنها raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro
beelyārd billiards بیلیارد Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
beemārestan hospital بیمارِستان Babies
beemārestān hospital بیمارِستان How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
bee namak literally 'without salt,' meaning a boring, flavorless person بی نَمَک Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
beenee nose بینی Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)