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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
sad	100	صَد	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
sad ō shast ō haft	167	صَد و شَصت و هَفت	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
safar bekhayr	safe journey (bon voyage!)	سَفَر بِخِیر	How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
safar khosh	safe travels	سفر خوش	How To Discuss Travel
sag	dog	سَگ	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
saghf	ceiling	سَقف	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
sag pāyeené meezé.	The dog is below the table.	سَگ پایینِ میزِه.	Prepositions
sahar	morning	سحر‌	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
sahar gāhān	early morning	سحر‌گاهان	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
sahrā	desert	صَحرا	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
sāl	year	سال	Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
sālād	salad	سالاد	Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
salām	hello	سَلام	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
salāmat bāshan	may they be healthy	سَلامَت باشَن	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
salāmat bāshee	may you be healthy	سلامت باشی	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
salām beresoon	say hello	سَلام بِرِسون	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
sāl-ee	each year	سالی	Habitual Actions
sāl-ee yek bār bé hāwaii meeram.	I go to Hawaii once a year.	سالی یِک بار بِه هاوایی می‌رَم.	Habitual Actions
sālon	living room	سالُن	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
samanoo	sweet pudding made with wheat germ	سَمَنو	Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)

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