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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(ānhā) irānee hastan	They are Iranian	(آنها)‌ ایرانی هَستَن	The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) khoshgel hastan	They are pretty	(آنها) خوشگِل هَستَن	The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) khoshhāl hastan	They are happy	(آنها) خوشحال هَستَن	The verb ‘To Be’
ān kalāghy ké pareed as farāzé saré mā va foroo raft dar andeesheyé āshoféeye abree velgard	That crow which flew over our heads and descended into the disturbed thought of a vagabond cloud		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Intro
ānké shod ham bee khabar ham bee asar	among everyone, the one who becomes unaware, the one of whom no sign remains (i.e. becomes obliterated)	آنکِه شُد هَم بی خَبَر هَم بی اَثَر	Parable of the Moths, Part 4
ar	if	اَر	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
arabee	Arabic	عَرَبی	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
ārām	calm	آرام	Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
ārāyesh meekonam	I do my makeup	آرایِش می‌کُنَم	More about Daily Routines
āré	yeah	آرِه	Meeting Up with Friends
āré	yeah	آرِه	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
āré	yeah	آرِه	A Separation, Part 5
āré	yeah	آرِه	Getting Attention
āré! bachash-ō man koshtam! āré!	Yeah! I killed her child! Yeah!	آرِه! بَچِّه‌اَشو مَن کُشتَم! آرِه!	A Separation, Part 5
āree	you have	آری	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
āree	yes	آری	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
āree, tā shaghāyegh hast, zendegee bāyad kard	yes, while there are poppy flowers, one must live	آری، تا شقایق هست، زندگی باید کرد.	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
āré, faghat saree'tar savār shō	yeah, but just get in quicker!	آرِه، فَقَط سَریع‌تَر سَوار شُو	Meeting on the Street
āré, salām meeresoonan	yes, they say hello.	آرِه، سَلام می‌رِسونَن	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
aroos	bride	عَروس	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings

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