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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
bovad	he/she/it is, there is	بُوَد	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
bowleeng	bowling		Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
bozorg	big	بُزُرگ	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
bozorgtar	bigger	بُزُرگ‌تَر	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
bozorgtareen	biggest	بُزُرگ‌تَرین	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
cārtoon tamāshā meekonam	I watch a cartoon	کارتون تَماشا می‌‌کُنَم	Present Continuous Tense
chāh	well	چاه	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
chahār	4	چَهار	How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
chāhārdah	14	چَهاردَه	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
chahārom	4th	چَهارُم	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
chahārsad	400	چَهارصَد	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
chahār shanbé	Wednesday	چَهارشَنبِه	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
chāi	tea	چای	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai), How to Discuss Breakfast
chāi bā sheekar	tea with sugar	چای با شِکَر	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
chāi bā sheer	tea with milk	چای با شیر	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai), How to Discuss Breakfast
chāi bā shirini	tea with sweets	چای با شیرینی	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
chāi meekhoree?	will you have tea?	چای می‌خوری؟	Introducing 'Tārof'
chand	how many	چَند؟	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
chand	how much; how many	چَند	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
chandé	How much is it?	چنده	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations

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