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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
bakht	fortune, fate, luck	بَخت	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
bākhtan	losing	باختَن	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
bālā	above	بالا	Prepositions
bālā ovordam	I threw up	بالا اُوُردَم	More About Pain and Illness
bālāyé	above	بالایِ	Prepositions
balé	yes	بَلِه	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions, Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
balé	yes	بَلِه	Getting Attention
balé?	yes?	بَلِه؟	A Separation, Part 3
balé. az deedāretoon khoshvaghtam	Yes. It's nice to meet you	بَلِه. اَز دیدارِتون خوشوَقتَم	Meeting New People
balé, ghorsé sardard dāreem	yes, we have headache medicine	بَله، قُرصِ سَر دَرد داریم	More About Pain and Illness
balé, gorosnam-é	Yes, I’m hungry.	بَلِه گُرُسنَمِه	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
balé, hāletoon khoob-é?	yes, how are you?	بَلِه، حالِتون خوبِه؟	A Separation, Part 4
balé, khaylee kāré khoobee kardeed tashreef āvordeen	yes, it's very nice of you to have come	بَلِه، خِیلی کارِ خوبی کَردید تَشریف آوُردین	Meeting New People
balé, (man) chāi meekhoram	yes, I will drink tea	بَلِه، (مَن) چای می‌خورَم	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
balé, (man) kāram-ō doost dāram	yes, I like my job	بَلِه، (مَن) کارَمُو دوست دارَم	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
balé, teshnam-é	Yes, I’m thirsty.	بَلِه تِشنَمِه	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
bā māh rokhee agar neshastee	if you are sitting next to a moon faced girl	با ماهرُخی اَگَر نِشَستی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
bā māh rokhee agar neshastee, khosh bāsh	If you are sitting next to a moon faced girl, be happy/content	با ماهرُخی اَگَر نِشَستی خوش باش	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
bā māh rokhee agar neshastee, khosh bāsh	If you have sat with a beloved who has a face like the moon, be happy	با ماهرخی اگر نشستی خوش باش	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Intro
bā māmānam sohbat meekonam	I am speaking with my mother	با مامانَم صُحبَت می‌کُنَم	Review of Unit 3

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