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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
beest ō sé	23	بیست و سِه	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest ō sheesh	26	بیست و شیش	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest ō yek	21	بیست و یِک	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beetāb	restless	بی‌تاب	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
beeyā	come!	بیا	Tārof When Welcoming Guests
beeyā	come!	بیا	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
beeyā	come	بیا	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
beeyā borō bebeen!	go see for yourself!	بیا بُرُو بِبین!	A Separation, Part 5
beeyā een deeya-rō bedé tamoom shé!	pay her the blood money, and let's finish this!	بیا این دیِه‌ رُو بِدِه تَموم شِه!	A Separation, Part 5
beeyā eenjā-st	ah, here it is	بیا اینجاست	A Separation, Part 2
beeyafshānee	get rid of! beat!	بیَفشانی	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
beeyāmoozee	learn!	بیاموزی	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
beeyār āyee	that you beautify	بیارایی	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
beeyāyeen bālā	come up	بیایین بالا	A Separation, Part 1
befarmā	please/help yourself (informal)	بِفَرما	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmā besheen	please sit (informal)	بِفَرما بِشین	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmā besheen	please, go ahead, sit (informal)	بِفَرما بِشین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
befarmā bokhor!	Please eat! (informal)	بِفَرما بُخور	Review of Unit 3
befarmā khoonam	please come to my house (informal)	بِفَرما خونَم	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmā shām	Please come to/help yourself to dinner. (informal)	بِفَرما شام	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals

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