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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
asrāré man my secrets اَسرارِ مَن beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
asr bekhayr good afternoon عَصر بِخِیر How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
asrooné afternoon snack عَصرونِه Food (Vocabulary Sprint), How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
ast he/she/it is اَست payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
ast is است fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
ast is اَست aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
ātash fire آتَش deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 2
āteesh fire آتَش Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
āteesh fire آتیش deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 2
āvā song آوا dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
aval 1st اَوٌَل More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
āvāyee hast there is a song آوایی هست dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
āvāyeest there is a song آوایی‌ست dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
āvāz song آواز fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
āvāzeest a song آواز‌یست fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
āvāz khoondan to sing آواز خوندَن The Simple Subjunctive, Talking about Wants and Possibilities
āvril April آوریل More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
ay! oh! اِی aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
ay! oh! اِی payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
āy come! آی payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4