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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
bāz jooyad roozgār vaslé kheesh seeks a reunion with the self one day باز جوید روزگارِ وصلِ خویش beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
bāz shodan to become open باز شُدَن Compound Verbs
to بِه payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
at, in, on, to بِه aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
to بِه beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
bé asbé seeyāh goftam I told the black horse بِه اَسبٍ سیاه گُفتَم raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro, raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
bebakhsheed excuse me بِبَخشید A Separation, Part 3
bebakhsheed sorry بِبَخشید Meeting New People
bebakhsheed I’m sorry بِبَخشید How to Speak About the Languages You Know, Respect in the Persian Culture
bebakhsheed, agé meeshé, oon shomāra-ram excuse me, that number, too, if possible بِبَخشید، اَگِه می‌شِه، اون شُمارِه رو هَم A Separation, Part 2
bebakhsheed, fārsi nemeefahmam I’m sorry, I don’t understand Persian بِبَخشید، فارسی نِمی‌فَهمَم How to Speak About the Languages You Know
bebakhsheed, māhee cheghadr-é? excuse me, how much is it per month? بِبَخشید، ماهی چِقَدرِه؟ A Separation, Part 1
bebakhsheed, man... deegé fardā-rā fekr nakonam betoonam beeyām I'm sorry, I…don't think I can come tomorrow anymore بِبَخشید، مَن… دیگِه فَردا را فِکر نَکُنَم بِتونَم بیام A Separation, Part 2
bebakhsheed poshtam behet-é I'm sorry my back is to you بِبَخشید، پُشتَم بِهِتِه Respect in the Persian Culture
bebakhsheed, yé khoordé deer kardam sorry I'm a little late بِبَخشید، یِه خوردِه دیر کَردَم A Separation, Part 4
bebeeneed, een cheezeest ké man dar tavānam-é look, this is all I can do بِبینید، این چیزیست کِه مَن دَر تَوانَمِه A Separation, Part 1
beboreedé-and they cut بِبُریده‌اَند beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
bé chehré nekoo bood barsāné sheed his face was beautiful and radiant بِه چِهرِه نِکو بود بَرسانِ شید Shahnameh, Part 1
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