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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
behtar-é chāi nakhoram	I better not drink tea	بِهتَرِه چای نَخورَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
behtareen	best	بِهتَرین	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
behtareen kār een-é ké	the best thing to do is	بِهتَرین کار اینِه کِه	Giving Thanks
bejooshad hamee dar delam khooné garm!	may all the warm blood in my heart boil!	بِجوشَد هَمی دَر دِلَم خونِ گَرم	Shahnameh, Part 1
bé kaf āree	in your palm you have	بِه کَف آری	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
bekhodā sangeen-é barām. bekhodā sangeen-é. nemeetoonam, vāgh'an nemeekesham. sangeen-é, kāretoon zeeyād-é khaylee	I swear it's too much for me. I swear it's too much. I can't; I really can't handle it. It's hard; your work is too tough	بِخُدا سَنگینِه بَرام. بِخُدا سَنگینِه. نِمی‌تونَم، واقعاً نِمی‌کِشَم. سَنگینِه، کارِتون زیادِه خِیلی	A Separation, Part 2
bé lotfetoon	thank you kindly, thanks to you	بِه لُطفِتون	Tārof When Welcoming Guests
bé mādaram telephon kardam	I called my mother	بِه مادَرَم تِلِفُن کَردَم	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé mādaram telephon zadam	I called my mother	بِه مادَرَم تِلِفُن زَدَم	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé man	to me	بِه مَن	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
bé man bar bebakhshāyad andar nahān!	would forgive me in secret!	بِه مَن بَر بِبَخشایَد اَندَر نَهان	Shahnameh, Part 1
bemāndand kheeré dar ān khoobchehr	they remained dazzled by that handsome face	بِماندَند خیرِه دَر آن خوبچِهر	Shahnameh, Part 2
bé man telephon kard?	did she telephone me?	بِه مَن تِلِفُن کَرد؟	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé marthā telephon kard	he/she telephoned Martha	بِه مارتا تِلِفُن کَرد	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé maryam telephon kardee?	did you telephone Maryam?	بِه مَریَم تِلِفُن کَردی؟	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé omeedé deedār	in hopes of seeing you again	بِه اُمیدِ دیدار	How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
bé parvāz bar shod damān az boné	he sometimes rose in flight from the nest	بِه پَرواز بَرشُد دَمان اَز بُنِه	Shahnameh, Part 2
bepayvandam az goftéyé bāstān!	let me weave from ancient tales!	بِپِیوَندَم اَز گُفتِهٔ باستان	Shahnameh, Part 1
bepeechad hamee teeré jānam zé sharm!	may my dark soul keep twisting out of shame!	بِپیچَد هَمی تیرِه جانَم زِ شَرم	Shahnameh, Part 1
bepoosheed ō zé kooh bogzārd pāy	and led him down ('set foot from') the mountain	بِپوشید و زِ کوه بُگذارد پای	Shahnameh, Part 5

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