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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
doost dāram zabān yād begeeram I like to learn languages دوست دارَم زَبان یاد بِگیرَم How to Speak About the Languages You Know
doost dāshtan liking/loving دوست داشتَن Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
doost dokhtar girlfriend دوست دختر Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
doostee friendship دوستی How to Talk About Love and Friendship
doosté sameemee intimate friend دوست صمیمی fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 4
doost pesar boyfriend دوست پسر Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
dō paré tō faré kolāhé man-ast" your two wings are the splendor of my crown" دُو پَرِّ تُو فَرِّ کُلاهِ مَنَست Shahnameh, Part 4
dō pesar two sons دُو پِسَر How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
dorāné ālam cycles of the world, revolutions, the world's cycles دُورانِ عالَم sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
dorood! hi! greetings! دُرود How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
doroshké stroller دُرُشکِه Babies
dorost kard he/she made دُرُست کَرد Compound Verbs
dorost kardan to make دُرُست کَردَن Compound Verbs
dorost meegam? am I correct? دُرُست می‌گَم؟ How to Speak About the Languages You Know
doshambé Monday دوشَنبه Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
doshanbé Monday دُوشَنبِه More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
doshanbé shab-hā footbāll tamāshā meekonam On Monday nights, I watch football دوشَنبِه شَب‌ها فوتبال تَماشا می‌کُنَم Present Continuous Tense
doshanbé tā jom’é Monday to Friday دوشَنبِه تا جُمعِه How to Talk About Daily Routines
dovom 2nd دُوٌُم More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
dovomé zhānveeyé second of January دُوٌُمِ ژانویِه More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons