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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
dasht	field	دشت‌	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
dāsht	had	داشت	The verb ‘To Have’
dāshtan	to have	داشتَن	The verb ‘To Have’, More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!), Subjunctive To Have and To Be
dāshté bāsh	to have	داشتِه باش	Subjunctive To Have and To Be
dashthāyee	fields	دشت‌های	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
dashthāyee ché farāgh	such wide fields		dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
dast	hand	دَست	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
dast	hand / arm	دَست	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body, Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
dastam dard meekoné	my hand/arm hurts	دَستَم دَرد می‌کُنِه	More About Pain and Illness
dāstān	story	داستان	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
dast dard dāram	I have a hand/arm ache	دَست دَرد دارَم	More About Pain and Illness
dasté khālee	empty-handed	دَستِ خالی	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
dasté por	full-handed	دَستِ پُر	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
dasté shomā dard nakoné	I hope your hand doesn't hurt (thank you)	دَستِ شُما دَرد نَکُنِه	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
dastet dard nakoné	literally: 'I hope your hand doesn’t hurt (informal).' meaning: thank you!	دَستِت دَرد نَکُنِه	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
dastet dard nakoné	thank you expression (informal)	دَستِت دَرد نَکُنِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
dastetoon dard nakoné	thank you expression (formal)	دَستِتون دَرد نَکُنِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
dast-hā	hands/arms	دَست‌ها	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
dastshoowee	bathroom (handwashing room)	دَستشویی	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
dast shoowee	hand washing sink	دَستشویی	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)

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