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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
sāhebdelān	the courageous, pious, pure-hearted, wise (people)	صاحِب‌دِلان	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
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
salām	hi	سَلام	A Separation, Part 4
salāmat bāshan	may they be healthy	سَلامَت باشَن	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
salāmat bāshee	may you be healthy	سَلامَت باشی	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
salām beresoon	say hello	سَلام بِرِسون	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
salām bé rooyé māhet	nice to see you	سَلام بِه رویِ ماهِت	Meeting Up with Friends
salām farzeen, chetor-ee?	hi Farzeen, how are you?	سَلام فَرزین، چِطُوری؟	Meeting Up with Friends
salām khānomé neekzād	hello, Miss Neekzad	سَلام خانُمِ نیک‌زاد	Tārof at a Gallery
salām. man doosté marjān, ātefé hastam	Hello. I'm Marjan's friend, Atefeh	سَلام. مَن دوستِ مَرجان، عاطِفِه هَستَم	Meeting New People
salām ostād	hello, professor/expert	سَلام اُستاد	Tārof at a Gallery
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)
samadee hastam	I'm Samadi	سَمَدی هَستَم	A Separation, Part 4
samanoo	sweet pudding made with wheat germ	سَمَنو	Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
sameemee	intimate	صمیمی	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 4

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