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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
agar zé bādé mastee if you are drunk off wine اَگر زِ بادِه مَستی khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
āghā Mr. آقا The Concept of ‘Ezafé’
āghā bourneuf Mr. Bourneuf آقایِ برنف The Concept of ‘Ezafé’
aghd wedding ceremony عقد Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
āghebaté kāré jahān the conclusion of the work of the world عاقِبَتِ کار جَهان khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
ahvāl porsee Asking how people are donig. احوال‌پرسی The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
aidee gift عیدی Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
aidé shomā mobārak Happy New Year عید شُما مُبارَک Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
akharé hafté weekend آخرهفته How to Talk About Daily Routines
ākharé hafté weekend آخَرِ هَفتِه Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
ākharé hafté cheekār kardee? What did you do during the weekend? (informal) آخرهفته چه‌کارکردی؟ The Simple Past Tense, Present Continuous Tense
ākharé hafté cheekār kardee? What did you do over the weekend? (informal) آخرهفته چه‌کار کردی Compound Verbs
ākharé hafté cheekār kardeen? What did you do during the weekend? (formal) آخرهفته چه‌کارکردین؟ The Simple Past Tense, Compound Verbs
ākharé hafté cheekār meekonee? What are you doing over the weekend? آخرهفته چه‌کار می‌کنی. Present Continuous Tense
alaf grass علف dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
albaté Of course. البته The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
ālee great عالی How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
āllmān Germany آلمان How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
āllmānee German آلمانی How to Speak About the Languages You Know
almās diamond الماس Proposals, Marriages and Weddings