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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
bé sanghāyé rāh goftam	I told the stones on the path	بِه سَنگای راه گُفتَم	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro
besheen	sit (informal)	بِشین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
besheeneen	sit (formal)	بِشینین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
beshnõ een nay chon shekayat meekonad	Listen to this reed-flute, how it complains	بِشنو این نَی چون شِکایَت می‌کُند	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Intro
beshnõ een nay chon shekāyat meekonad	Listen to this reed-flute, how it complains	بِشنو این نَی چون شِکایَت می‌کُند	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
bé shomā ketāb dādam	I gave you a book	به شما کتاب دادم.	Respect in the Persian Culture
be sooyé	in seek of; seeking	به سوی	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
be tarafé	in the direction of	به طرف	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
bezār	put (informal)	بِذار	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
bezāreen	put (formal)	بِذارین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
bezāreen pāyeen	put (it) down (formal)	بِذارین پایین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
bezār pāyeen	put (it) down (informal)	بِذار پایین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
bezār roo meez	put (it) on the table	بِذار رو میز	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
bobak sohbat kard	Bobak spoke	بابَک صُحبَت کَرد	Review of Unit 3
bokhoor	steam	بُخور	More About Pain and Illness
bokhor!	Eat! (informal)	بُخور	Review of Unit 3
bokhoram	I eat	بخورم	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
bokhoreem?	Shall we eat?	بُخوریم؟	Review of Unit 3
bokhoreen!	Eat! (formal)	بُخورین	Review of Unit 3
bokon	(you informal) do!	بُکن	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 2

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