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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
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| (tō) tamāshā meekonee | You watch | (تو) تَماشا میکُنی | |
| (tō) tamreen kardee | You practiced | (تو) تَمرین کَردی | |
| (tō) telephon kardee | you (informal) called | (تو) تِلِفُن کَردی | |
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| va az ān shākheyé bāzeegar door az dast seeb rā cheedeyeem | and that we have plucked the apple from that playful, hard to reach branch | ||
| va baghā rā dar yek lahzé nāmahdood kê dō khorsheed bé ham kheeré shodand | and we found permanence in an endless moment when two suns stared at each other | ||
| va chenān beetābam | and i'm so restless | و چنان بیتابم | |
| va chenān beetābam | and I'm so restless | و چنان بیتابم | |
| va gar rasmé fanā khāhee | if you want the tradition of nonexistence | وَ گَر رَسمِ فَنا خواهی | |
| vāgh'an deegé yavāsh yavāsh pā sheem | really, let's start going | واقعاً دیگِه یَواش یَواش پا شیم | |
| vakeel | lawyer | وَکیل | |
| vakht | time | وَقت | |
| vālā | truthfully | والا | |
| valee | but | وَلی | |
| vali khoob peesh meeré. | but it's going well. | وَلی خوب پیش میرِه. | |
| vali oon morghé zard ghashangtar-é. | But that yellow chicken is nicer-looking. | وَلی اون مُرغِ زَرد قَشَنگتَرِه. |