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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
ārāyesh meekonam I do my makeup آرایِش می‌کُنَم More about Daily Routines
āré yeah آرِه Meeting Up with Friends
āré yeah آرِه How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
āré yeah آرِه A Separation, Part 5
āré yeah آرِه Getting Attention
āré! bachash-ō man koshtam! āré! Yeah! I killed her child! Yeah! آرِه! بَچِّه‌اَشو مَن کُشتَم! آرِه! A Separation, Part 5
āree you have آری aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
āree yes آری dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
āree, tā shaghāyegh hast, zendegee bāyad kard yes, while there are poppy flowers, one must live آری، تا شقایق هست، زندگی باید کرد. dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
āré, faghat saree'tar savār shō yeah, but just get in quicker! آرِه، فَقَط سَریع‌تَر سَوار شُو Meeting on the Street
āré, salām meeresoonan yes, they say hello. آرِه، سَلام می‌رِسونَن The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
aroos bride عَروس Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
aroosee wedding عَروسی Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
aroosee wedding عروسی Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
arz kardam... az deerooz nemeetooné khodesh-ō negah dāré as I said… he hasn't been able to hold himself since yesterday اَرض کَردَم… اَز دیروز نِمی‌تونِه خودِشو نِگَه (نِگَر) دارِه A Separation, Part 4
arzoon cheap اَرزون How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
arzoontar cheaper اَرزون‌تَر How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
arzoontareen cheapest اَرزون‌تَرین How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
asabānee shod he/she became angry عَصَبانی شُد Compound Verbs
asabānee shodan getting angry عَصَبانی شُدَن Compound Verbs