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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
dah	10	دَه	How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
dahan	mouth	دَهَن	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body, Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
dahān	mouth	دَهان	dobāré meesāzamat vatan: Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan Part 5
dahom	10th	دَهُم	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
dākhelé	inside	داخِلِ	Prepositions
dākhelé maghāz-am.	I’m inside the store.	داخلِ مغازِه‌‌اَم.	Prepositions
dam	moment	دَم	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
dam	next to	دَم	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
damāgh	nose	دَماغ	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body, Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
dāman	skirt, clothing	دامَن	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
damé panjeré naré	he shouldn't go near the window	دَمِ پَنجِرِه نَرِه	A Separation, Part 1
damé sobh	next to the morning	دَمِ صُبح	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
damet garm	literally 'your corner is warm,' meaning 'you're awesome' (very casual)	دَمِت گَرم	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
dandoon	teeth	دَندون	Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
dandoonām-ō mesvāk meekonam	I brush my teeth	دَندونامُو مِسواک می‌کُنَم	More about Daily Routines
dandoon pezeshk	dentist	دَندونپِزِشک	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
dāné	berry, grain, seed	دانِه	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
dānéyé eshgh	berry/grain/seed of love	دانِهٔ عِشق	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
dar	in	دَر	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 3
dar	in	دَر	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3, rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2, dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4, fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3, fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 4, beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2

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