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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
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
bepayvandam az goftéyé bāstān!	let me weave from ancient tales!	بِپِیوَندَم اَز گُفتِهٔ باستان	Shahnameh, Part 1
bepeechad hamee teeré jānam zé sharm!	may my dark soul keep twisting out of shame!	بِپیچَد هَمی تیرِه جانَم زِ شَرم	Shahnameh, Part 1
bé poozesh magar kerdegāré jahān	if only the Creator of the World, upon my apology	بِه پوزِش مَگَر کِردِگارِ جَهان	Shahnameh, Part 1
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 salāmatee!	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
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
beshō	become!	بِشُو	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3

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