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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
begam	I say	بِگَم	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
begooyam	I say	بِگویَم	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
bé hamcheneen	likewise	بِه‌ هَم‌چِنین.	Review of Unit 1!
bé har kojā azeezee	everywhere our dear ones	به هر کجا عزیزی	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
behem	to me	بِهِم	Respect in the Persian Culture
behem ketāb dādee	You gave me a book	بِهِم کتاب دادی.	Respect in the Persian Culture
behemoon	to us	بِهِمون	Respect in the Persian Culture
behemoon ketāb dādee	You gave us a book	بِهِمون کتاب دادی.	Respect in the Persian Culture
beheshoon	to them	بِهِشون کتاب دادم.	Respect in the Persian Culture
beheshoon ketāb dādam	You gave them a book	بِهِشون کتاب دادم.	Respect in the Persian Culture
behet	to you (informal)	بِهِت	Respect in the Persian Culture
behet ketāb dādam	I gave you a book	بِهِت کتاب دادم.	Respect in the Persian Culture
behetoon	to you (formal)	بِهِتون	Respect in the Persian Culture
behetoon ketāb dādam	I gave you a book	بِهِتون کتاب دادم.	Respect in the Persian Culture
behtaré	it’s better	بِهتَرِه	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
behtaré beram	I’d better go	بِهتَرِه بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
behtaré chāi nakhoram	I better not drink tea	بِهتَرِه چای نَخورَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
bé mādaram telephon kardam	I called my mother	به مادرم تلفن کردم	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé mādaram telephon zadam	I called my mother	به مادرم تلفن زدم	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé man telephon kard?	did she telephone me?	به من تلفن کرد	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives

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