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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| behetoon ketāb dādam | I gave you a book | بِهِتون کِتاب دادَم | |
| behtar-é | it’s better | بِهتَرِه | |
| behtar-é beram | I’d better go | بِهتَرِه بِرَم | |
| behtar-é chāi nakhoram | I better not drink tea | بِهتَرِه چای نَخورَم | |
| bé kaf āree | in your palm you have | بِه کَف آری | |
| bekhodā sangeen-é barām. bekhodā sangeen-é. nemeetoonam, vāgh'an nemeekesham. sangeen-é, kāretoon zeeyād-é khaylee | I swear it's too much for me. I swear it's too much. I can't; I really can't handle it. It's hard; your work is too tough | بِخُدا سَنگینِه بَرام. بِخُدا سَنگینِه. نِمی‌تونَم، واقعاً نِمی‌کِشَم. سَنگینِه، کارِتون زیادِه خِیلی | |
| bé mādaram telephon kardam | I called my mother | بِه مادَرَم تِلِفُن کَردَم | |
| bé mādaram telephon zadam | I called my mother | بِه مادَرَم تِلِفُن زَدَم | |
| bé man telephon kard? | did she telephone me? | بِه مَن تِلِفُن کَرد؟ | |
| bé marthā telephon kard | he/she telephoned Martha | بِه مارتا تِلِفُن کَرد | |
| bé maryam telephon kardee? | did you telephone Maryam? | بِه مَریَم تِلِفُن کَردی؟ | |
| bé omeedé deedār | in hopes of seeing you again | بِه اُمیدِ دیدار | |
| beram | to go | برم | |
| beram sedāsh konam | I'll go get her | بِرَم صِداش کُنَم | |
| beram tā sareé kooh | go to the top of the mountain | برم تا سر کوه | |
| beravam | I'd like to go | بروم | |
| beravam tā saré kooh | and to go to the top of the mountain | بروم تا سر کوه | |
| berenj | rice | بِرِنج | |
| bé salāmatee | to your health | بِه سَلامَتی | |
| bé salāmatee! | cheers! (to health!) | بِه سَلامَتی! |