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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
behtar-é	it’s better	بِهتَرِه	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
behtar-é beram	I’d better go	بِهتَرِه بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
behtar-é chāi nakhoram	I better not drink tea	بِهتَرِه چای نَخورَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
bé kaf āree	in your palm you have	بِه کَف آری	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
bekhodā sangeen-é barām. bekhodā sangeen-é. nemeetoonam, vāgh'an nemeekesham. sangeen-é, kāretoon zeeyād-é khayli	I swear it's too much for me. I swear it's too much. I can't; I really can't handle it. It's hard; your work is too tough	بِخُدا سَنگینِه بَرام. بِخُدا سَنگینِه. نِمی‌تونَم، واقعاً نِمی‌کِشَم. سَنگینِه، کارِتون زیادِه خِیلی	A Separation, Part 2
bé mādaram telephon kardam	I called my mother	بِه مادَرَم تِلِفُن کَردَم	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé mādaram telephon zadam	I called my mother	بِه مادَرَم تِلِفُن زَدَم	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé man telephon kard?	did she telephone me?	بِه مَن تِلِفُن کَرد؟	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé marthā telephon kard	he/she telephoned Martha	بِه مارتا تِلِفُن کَرد	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé maryam telephon kardee?	did you telephone Maryam?	بِه مَریَم تِلِفُن کَردی؟	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé omeedé deedār	in hopes of seeing you again	بِه اُمیدِ دیدار	How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
beram	to go	برم	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
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 salāmatee	to your health	بِه سَلامَتی	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

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