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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
beest ō panj	25	بیست و پَنج	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest ō sé	23	بیست و سِه	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest ō sheesh	26	بیست و شیش	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beest ō yek	21	بیست و یِک	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
beetāb	restless	بی‌تاب	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
beeyā	come!	بیا	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
beeyā	come	بیا	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
beeyafshānee	get rid of! beat!	بیَفشانی	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
beeyāmoozee	learn!	بیاموزی	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
befarmā	please/help yourself (formal)	بِفَرما	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmā besheen	please sit (informal)	بِفَرما بِشین	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmā besheen	please, go ahead, sit (informal)	بِفَرما بِشین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
befarmā bokhor!	Please eat! (informal)	بِفَرما بُخور	Review of Unit 3
befarmā khoonam	please come to my house (informal)	بِفَرما خونَم (خونِه‌اَم)	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmā shām	Please come to/help yourself to dinner. (informal)	بِفَرما شام	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
befarmā too	Please come in	بِفَرما تو	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
befarmāyeen	please help yourself	بِفَرمایین	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
befarmāyeen	please/ help yourself (informal)	بِفَرمایین	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
befarmāyeen besheeneen	please sit (formal)	بِفَرمایین بِشینین	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted, Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations, The Etiquette of Being Hosted
befarmāyeen besheeneen	please, go ahead, sit (formal)	بِفَرمایین بِشینین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)

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