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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
sar az pāyat	my head from your foot	سَر اَز پایَت	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
sard	cold	سَرد	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
sar dard dāram	I have a headache	سَر دَرد دارَم	More About Pain and Illness
sard-é	It's cold	سَردِه	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
sardee va garmee	hotness and coldness	سَردی وَ گَرمی	Persian Food
saree'	fast, speedy	سَریع	Meeting on the Street
saree'tar savār shō	get in quicker!	سَریع‌تَر سَوار شُو	Meeting on the Street
saré gāz naré	he shouldn't go to the stove	سَرِ گاز نَرِه	A Separation, Part 1
saré kooh	head (top) of the mountain	سر کوه	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
saresh bé rooyé sang-é	rest their head on a rock	سَرِش بِه رویِ سَنگِه	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
saretoon dard nakoné	I hope your head doesn’t hurt	سَرِتون دَرد نَکُنِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
sarf kon	spend!	صَرف کُن	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
sargeejé dāram	I am dizzy	سَرگیجِه دارَم	More About Pain and Illness
sar zé kooyat bar nadāram	I will not lift my head from your vicinity	سَر زِ کویَت بَرنَدارَم	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
sar zé pāyat	my head from your foot	سَر زِ پایَت	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
sar zé pāyat bar nadāram	I will not lift my head from your foot	سَر زِ پایَت بَرنَدارَم	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
sar zé pāyat bar nadāram rooz ō shab	I will place my head at your feet day and night	سَر زِ پایَت بَرنَدارَم روز و شَب	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
sar zé pāyat bar nadāram rooz ō shab	I will place my head at your feet day and night	سَر زِ پایَت بَرنَدارَم روز و شَب	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Intro
savār	rider	سَوار	Meeting on the Street
savār beshō	get in!	سَوار بِشُو	Meeting on the Street

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