Persian / English Dictionary

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Persian (phonetic)	English	Appears In
angosht	finger	Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
angoshtar	ring	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
angoshtaré almās	diamond ring	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
ānhā	they	Review of Unit 2
(ānhā) deevooné hastan	They are crazy	The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) deltang hastan	They are heavy-hearted	The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) hastand	They are	The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) irānee hastan	they are Iranian	The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) khoshgel hastan	they are pretty	The verb ‘To Be’
ānhā) khoshhāl hastan	they are happy	The verb ‘To Be’
ān kalāghy ké pareed as farāzé saré mā va foroo raft dar andeesheyé āshoféeye abree velgard	That crow which flew over our heads and descended into the disturbed thought of a vagabond cloud	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Intro
arabee	Arabic	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
ārām	calm	Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
ārāyesh meekonam	I do my makeup	More about Daily Routines
āré	yea	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
āree	yes	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
āree, tā shaghāyegh hast, zendegee bāyad kard	yes, while there are poppy flowers, one must live	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
āré salām meeresoonan	Yes, they say hello.	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
aroos	bride	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
aroosee	wedding	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)