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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
basté shodan to become closed بَستِه شُدَن Compound Verbs
bāyad must/should بایَد Talking about Wants and Possibilities, dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
bāyad should, must بایَد shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
bāyad must بایَد deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
bāyad chāi bekhoram I have to drink tea بایَد چای بِخورَم Talking about Wants and Possibilities
bāyad māsheen dāshté bāsham I have to have a car بایَد ماشین داشتِه باشَم Subjunctive To Have and To Be
bāyad yavāsh yavāsh beram I must start slowly leaving بایَد یَواش یَواش بِرَم How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
bāz again باز beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
bāzār bazaar بازار How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
bāzeekon players Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
bāzi kard he/she played بازی کَرد Compound Verbs
bāzi kardan to play بازی کَردَن Compound Verbs
bāzi kardan to play بازی کَردَن Compound Verbs
bāz jooyad roozgār vaslé kheesh seeks a reunion with the self one day باز جوید روزگارِ وصلِ خویش beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
bāz jooyad roozgār vaslé kheesh seeks a reunion with the self one day باز جوید روزگارِ وصلِ خویش beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Intro
bāz shodan to become open باز شُدَن Compound Verbs
to بِه beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
bé asbé seeyāh goftam I told the black horse بِه اَسبٍ سیاه گُفتَم raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro, raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
bebakhsheed I’m sorry بِبَخشید How to Speak About the Languages You Know, Respect in the Persian Culture
bebakhsheed, fārsi nemeefahmam. I’m sorry, I don’t understand Persian. بِبَخشید، فارسی نِمی‌فَهمَم. How to Speak About the Languages You Know