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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
behet to you (informal) بِهِت
behet ketāb dādam I gave you a book بِهِت کتاب دادم.
behetoon to you (formal) بِهِتون
behetoon ketāb dādam I gave you a book بِهِتون کِتاب دادَم
beh nāyad nothing better comes, exists بِه نایَد
behtar better بِهتَر
behtar better بِهتَر
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
behtareen best بِهتَرین
bejooshad hamee dar delam khooné garm! may all the warm blood in my heart boil! بِجوشَد هَمی دَر دِلَم خونِ گَرم
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 to me بِه مَن
bé man bar bebakhshāyad andar nahān! would forgive me in secret! بِه مَن بَر بِبَخشایَد اَندَر نَهان
bé man telephon kard? did she telephone me? بِه مَن تِلِفُن کَرد؟
bé marthā telephon kard he/she telephoned Martha بِه مارتا تِلِفُن کَرد