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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| ta'teel oomadee khareed? | have you come out shopping on your day off? | تَعطیل اومَدی خَرید؟ | Meeting New People |
| tavalod | birth, birthday | تَوَلُّد | Meeting New People |
| tavān | ability | تَوان | barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 3 |
| tā zeeyam | as long as I live | تا زیَم | sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2 |
| tāzé khordam | I just ate. | تازِه خوردَم | How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted |
| team | team | تیم | Sports (Vocabulary Sprint) |
| telephonam kharāb shod | my phone broke | تِلِفُنَم خَراب شُد | barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2 |
| telephonam rooyé meez-é. | my telephone is on the table | تِلِفُنَم رویِ میزِه | Prepositions, How to Talk About Daily Routines |
| telephon beerooné keef-é. | The telephone is outside the purse. | تِلِفُن بیرونِ کیفِه. | Prepositions |
| telephoné Maryam | Maryam’s phone | تِلِفُنِ مَریَم | The Concept of "ezāfé" |
| telephon kard | he/she called | تِلِفُن کَرد | Compound Verbs |
| telephon kardan | to call | تِلِفُن کَردَن | Compound Verbs |
| telephon kardan | to make a phone call | تِلِفُن کَردَن | Compound Verbs |
| telephon kenāré mobl-é. | The telephone is next to the couch | تِلِفُن کِنارِ مُبلِه. | Prepositions |
| telephon tooyé keef-é | the telephone is in the purse | تِلِفُن تویِ کیفِه | Prepositions |
| telephon zeeré meez-é. | The telephone is under the table. | تِلِفُن زیرِ میزِه. | Prepositions |
| television pahlooyé mobl-é. | The television is next to the couch. | تِلِویزیون پَهلویِ مُبلِه. | Prepositions |
| television tamāshā meekonam | I watch television | تِلِویزیون تَماشا می‌‌کُنَم | Present Continuous Tense |
| tenees | tennis | تِنیس | Sports (Vocabulary Sprint) |
| termé bābā, een mānto ō maghna'yé madresé-atō bardār beeyār man bandāzam tō bepooshee | Termeh dear, this manteau and headscarf, grab them and bring them so I can leave them for you to wear | تِرمِه بابا این مانتو و مَقنَعهِ مَدرِسِه‌اَتو بَردار بیار مَن بَندازَم تو بِپوشی | A Separation, Part 1 |