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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
bāzgasht ō daftaré khod bāz kard it (i.e. the moth) returned and opened up its notebook بازگَشت و دَفتَرِ خود باز کَرد
bāzgasht oo neez va moshtee rāz goft this moth also returned and revealed a handful of mysteries بازگَشت او نیز وَ مُشتی راز گُفت Parable of the Moths, Part 2
bāz ham again باز هَم Thanking a Shopowner
bāzi kard he/she played بازی کَرد Compound Verbs
bāzi kardan to play بازی کَردَن Compound Verbs
bāzi kardan to play بازی کَردَن Compound Verbs
bāz jooyad roozgār vaslé kheesh seeks a reunion with the self one day باز جوید روزگارِ وصلِ خویش beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
bāz jooyad roozgār vaslé kheesh seeks a reunion with the self one day باز جوید روزگارِ وصلِ خویش beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Intro
bāz shodan to become open باز شُدَن Compound Verbs
to بِه payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
at, in, on, to بِه aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
at, in, on, to بِه yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 2
to بِه beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
bé asbé seeyāh goftam I told the black horse بِه اَسبٍ سیاه گُفتَم raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro, raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
bebakhsheed I’m sorry بِبَخشید How to Speak About the Languages You Know, Respect in the Persian Culture
bebakhsheed excuse me بِبَخشید A Separation, Part 3
bebakhsheed sorry بِبَخشید Meeting New People
bebakhsheed, agé meeshé, oon shomāra-ram excuse me, that number, too, if possible بِبَخشید، اَگِه می‌شِه، اون شُمارِه رو هَم A Separation, Part 2
bebakhsheed dānā chonān chon sazeed and the one who is wise granted as was just/proper بِبَخشید دانا چُنان چُون سَزید Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 3
bebakhsheed, fārsi nemeefahmam I’m sorry, I don’t understand Persian بِبَخشید، فارسی نِمی‌فَهمَم How to Speak About the Languages You Know