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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
eshgh	love	عِشق	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
ʿeshgh	love	عِشق	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
eshkālee nadāré, khāhesh meekonam	it's okay, no problem	اِشکالی نَدارِه، خواهِش می‌کُنَم	A Separation, Part 4
eshrat	pleasure, good time	عِشرَت	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
eshteeyāgh	yearning	اِشتیاق	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
eskate bāzee	skating	اِسکِیت بازی	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
eslāh meekonam	I shave	اِصلاح می‌کُنَم	More about Daily Routines
eslām	Islam	اِسلام	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
esmam leylā-st	my name is Leyla (name ending with vowel)	اِسمَم لِیلاست	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
esmam matt-é	my name is Matt (name ending with consonant)	اِسمَم مَتِّه	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
esmāshoon sārā va dārā hast	their names are Sara and Dara	اِسماشون سارا وَ دارا هَست	How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
esmé man ____ hast	my name is ____	اِسمِ مَن ــــــــ هَست	How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
esmesh ___-é	his/her name is ___ (informal)	اِسمِش _________-ه	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names
esmesh ____ hast	its name is ____	اِسمِش ــــــــــــ هَست	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
esmé shomā chee-yé?	what is your name? (formal)	اِسمِ شُما چیِه؟	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
esmeshoon ___-é	his/her name is ____ (formal)	اِسمِشون _________-ه	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names
esmé tō chee-yé?	what is your name? (informal)	اِسمِ تُو چیِه؟	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
espāniā	Spain	اِسپانیا	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
espānyāyee	Spanish	اِسپانیایی	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
estakhr	pool	اِستَخر	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession , House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)

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