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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
fareebé chashmé jādooyat magical deception within your eyes فَریبِ چَشمِ جادویَت barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
fargh neemeekoné, shenāsnāmé, kārté melee, har chee. beeyāreen bā khodetoon ké… It doesn't make a difference, your birth certificate, national ID, whatever. Bring it with you, so... فَرق نِمی‌کُنِه. شِناسنامِه، کارتِ مِلّی، هَر چی. بیارین با خودِتون کِه… A Separation, Part 4
farhang culture فَرهَنگ Transition to Persian Poetry
farsh rug فَرش House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
fārsi baladam I know Persian فارسی بَلَدَم How to Speak About the Languages You Know
fārsi sohbat meekonam I speak Persian فارسی صُحبَت می‌کُنَم How to Speak About the Languages You Know
fasāné fantasy فَسانِه shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
fasl season فَصل More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons, Review of Unit 2, Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
favāré fountain فواره fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
favareyé koochak a small fountain فواره‌ی کوچک fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
feel elephant فیل Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
feelmé bambi the film Bambi فیلمِ بَمبی The Concept of "ezāfé"
feelm tamāshā kardam I watched a film فیلم تَماشا کَردَم Compound Verbs
feelm tamāshā meekonam I watch a film فیلم تَماشا می‌‌کُنَم Present Continuous Tense
fekr kardan to think فِکر کَردَن Compound Verbs
fekr meekonam I think فِکر می‌کُنَم How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
fe’lan goodbye (for now) فِعلاً How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
fe'lan khodāhāfez goodbye for now فِعلاً خُداحافِظ Meeting Up with Friends
fe'lan khodāhāfez goodbye for now فِعلاً خُداحافِظ The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
fe'lan neshasteen you're still sitting for now فِعلاً نِشَستين The Etiquette of Being Hosted