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Persian (phonetic) English Appears In
bahār spring More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons, Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
bā hoselé with patience Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
bākhtan losing Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
bālā above Prepositions
bālā ovordam I threw up More About Pain and Illness
bālāyé above Prepositions
balé yes Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
balé yes How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
balé ghorsé sardard dāreem yes, we have headache medicine More About Pain and Illness
balé, gorosnam-é Yes, I’m hungry. How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
balé, (man) chāi meekhoram Yes, I will drink tea. How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
balé, (man) kāram-ō doost daram. Yes, I like my job. How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
balé, teshnam-é Yes, I’m thirsty. 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 Khayyam - khosh bāsh, Part 2
bā māh rokhee agar neshastee, khosh bāsh If you are sitting next to a moon faced girl, be happy/content Khayyam - 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 Khayyam - khosh bāsh, Part 1
bā māmānam sohbat meekonam I am speaking with my mother Review of Unit 3
bā man rāzee bood with me there was a secret Ahmad Shamlou - Raz, Part 2
bā man rāzee bood with me there was a secret Ahmad Shamlou - Raz, Part 1 with Tehran von Ghasri
banafsh purple How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)