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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
dast darkash kard bā ātash bé ham	it took the fire in its arms (i.e. embraced it)	دَست دَرکَش کَرد با آتَش بِه هَم	Parable of the Moths, Part 3
dasté khālee	empty-handed	دَستِ خالی	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
dasté por	full-handed	دَستِ پُر	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
dasté shomā dard nakoné	I hope your hand doesn't hurt (thank you)	دَستِ شُما دَرد نَکُنِه	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
dastet dard nakoné	thank you expression (informal)	دَستِت دَرد نَکُنِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
dastet dard nakoné	literally: 'I hope your hand doesn’t hurt (informal).' meaning: thank you!	دَستِت دَرد نَکُنِه	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
dastetoon dard nakoné	thank you expression (formal)	دَستِتون دَرد نَکُنِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
dast-hā	hands/arms	دَست‌ها	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
dastshoowee	bathroom (handwashing room)	دَستشویی	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
dast shoowee	hand washing sink	دَستشویی	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
dāvar	referee	داوَر	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
da'vat	invitation	دَعوَت	Meeting New People
da'vatam kardeen	you invited me	دَعوَتَم کَردین	Meeting New People
da'vat kardan	to invite	دَعوَت کَردَن	Meeting New People
davāzdah	12	دَوازدَه	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
david tarafé chapé john-é.	David is to the left of John	داوید طَرَفِ چَپِ جانِه.	Prepositions
dāyee	uncle (maternal)	دايي	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, Families (Vocabulary Sprint), How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
dāyeejoon ahmad: balé, een ham ashpazkhoonast.	Yes, and this is the kitchen.	دایی جون اَحمَد: بَلِه، این هَم آشپَز خونِه‌ست.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
dāyeejoon ahmad: balé, haftād o panj hectār zameen dāreem.	Yes, we have 75 acres of land.	دایی جون اَحمَد: بَلِه، هَفتاد و پَنج هِکتار زَمین داریم.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
dāyeejoon ahmad: balé! hamé joor parandeyee ham dāreem. een yekee ro bebeen, cheghadr ghashangé. ābeeyé, roshané. behesh meegan ‘Eastern Bluebird’.	Yes! We have all sorts of birds. See this one, how nice it is. Blue, bright. They call it 'Eastern Bluebird'.	دایی جون اَحمَد: بَلِه! هَمِه جور پَرَندِه ای هَم داریم. این یِکی رو بِبین، چِقَدر قَشَنگِه. آبیِه، روشَنِه. بِهِش میگَن؛ «ایستِرن بلو بِرد».	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad

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