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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
emshab meetoonam beram cinemā	tonight I can go to the cinema	اِمشَب می‌تونَم بِرَم سینِما	The Simple Subjunctive
emshab meetooneem bereem cinemā	tonight we can go to the cinema	اِمشَب می‌تونیم بِریم سینِما	The Simple Subjunctive
emshab meetooneem kār bokoneem	tonight we can work	اِمشَب می‌تونیم کار بُکُنیم	The Simple Subjunctive
emshab meetooneem shām bokhoreem	tonight we can eat dinner	اِمشَب می‌تونیم شام بُخوریم	The Simple Subjunctive
emshab shām meekhoreem	tonight we eat dinner	اِمشَب شام می‌خوریم	The Simple Subjunctive
engār	it's as if	اِنگار	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
engār ké neestee, chō hastee, khosh bāsh	suppose that you are not, but while you are, be happy	اِنگار کِه نیستی، چو هَستی خوش باش	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
engār ké neestee, chō hastee, khosh bāsh	suppose that you are not, but while you are, be happy	انگار که نیستی چو هستی خوش باش	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Intro
englees	England	اِنگلیس	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
engleesee	English	اِنگلیسی	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
eshgh	love	عِشق	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
eshgh	love	عِشق	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
eshgh	love	عِشق	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
ʿeshgh	love	عِشق	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
eshgh-bāzee	game of love, love affair, love intrigue	عِشقبازی	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
eshgh khānand	they call love	عِشق خوانَند	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 6
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)

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