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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
bé marthā telephon kard	He/she telephoned Martha	به مارتا بلفن کرد	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé maryam telephon kardee?	did you telephone Maryam?	به مریم بلفن کردی؟	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé omeedé deedār	in hopes of seeing you again	بِه اُمیدِ دیدار	How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
beram	to go	برم	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
beram sedāsh konam	I'll go get her	بِرَم صِداش کُنَم	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
beram tā sareé kooh	go to the top of the mountain	برم تا سر کوه	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
beravam	I'd like to go	بروم	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
beravam tā saré kooh	and to go to the top of the mountain	بروم تا سر کوه	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
berenj	rice	بِرِنج	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
bé salāmati	to your health	به سلامتی	How To Discuss Travel
bé salāmati!	Cheers! (to health!)	بِه سَلامَتی!	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
bé sanghāyé rāh goftam	I told the stones on the path	بِه سَنگای راه گُفتَم	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro
bé sanghāyé rāh goftam	I told the stones on the path	به سنگای راه گفتم	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
besheen	sit (informal)	بِشین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
besheeneen	sit (formal)	بِشینین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
beshnõ een nay chon shekayat meekonad	Listen to this reed-flute, how it complains	بِشنو این نَی چون شِکایَت می‌کُند	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Intro
beshnõ een nay chon shekāyat meekonad	Listen to this reed-flute, how it complains	بِشنو این نَی چون شِکایَت می‌کُند	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
bé shomā ketāb dādam	I gave you a book	به شما کتاب دادم.	Respect in the Persian Culture
be sooyé	in seek of; seeking	به سوی	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
be tarafé	in the direction of	به طرف	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5

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