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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
pedar	father	پِدَر	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pedar bozorg	grandfather	پِدَربُزُرگ	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
peeshee	cat	پیشی	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
peesh kesh	It's your	پیش‌کش	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
peeshoonee	forehead		Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
peeyādé rō	sidewalk	پیادِه رو	Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesar	boy/son	پسر	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesar	son (literally 'boy')	پِسَر	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names
pesar amé	cousin (boy of dad's sister)	پسرعمه	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesar amé	cousin (boy of mom's sister)	پسرعمه	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesar amé	boy cousin (from paternal aunt)	پِسََرعَمِه	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
pesar amoo	cousin (boy of mom's sister)	پسرعمو	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesar amoo	boy cousin (from paternal uncle)	پِسَرعَمو	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
pesar dāyee	boy cousin (from maternal uncle)	پِسَردایی	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
pesar dāyee	cousin (boy of dad's sister)	پسر دايي	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesaré man	my son	پِسَرِ مَن	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names
pesar khālé	cousin (boy of mom's sister)	پسر خاله	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
pesar khālé	boy cousin (from maternal aunt)	پِسَرخالِه	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
piāno tamreen kardam	I practiced piano	پیانو تَمرین کَردَم	Compound Verbs
pizza rā bokhor	eat the pizza	پیتزا را بُخور	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3

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