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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
bee kas ō tanhā without anyone and alone بیکَس و تَنها raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro
beelyārd billiards بیلیارد Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
beemārestan hospital بیمارِستان Babies
beemārestān hospital بیمارِستان How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
bee namak literally 'without salt,' meaning a boring, flavorless person بی نَمَک Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
beenee nose بینی Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
beenesh eyesight, insight, sight بینِش sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 6
beerooné outside بیرونِ Prepositions
beeshê grove بیشِه dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
beesheyé noor grove of light بیشِهٔ نور dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
bé eshgh ast he/she/it is on love بِه عِشق اَست sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 6
bé eshgh ast eestādé āfareenesh that the very essence of all creation stands upon love بِه عِشق اَست ایستادِه آفَرینِش sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Intro
beeshtar more بیشتَر How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
beest 20 بیست More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest ō chahār 24 بیست و چَهار More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest ō dō 22 بیست و دُو More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest ō haft 27 بیست و هَفت More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest ō hasht 28 بیست و هَشت More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest ō noh 29 بیست و نُه More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest ō panj 25 بیست و پَنج More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
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