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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
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 payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
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
bebakhsheed poshtam beheté I'm sorry my back is to you ببخشید، پشتم بِهِتِه. Respect in the Persian Culture
beboreedé-and they cut بِبُریده‌اَند beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
bedavam run بدوم dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
bedavam tā tahé dasht to run to the edge of the field بدوم تا ته دشت dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
bedavam tā taheé dasht run to the end of the field بدوم تا ته دشت dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4