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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
bé fārsi chee meeshé?	how do you say it in Persian?	بِه فارسی چی می‌شِه؟	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
begam	I say	بِگَم	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
bé gerd andarash teeré khāké nazhand	around him was the dark, sad land	بِه گِرد اَندَرَش تیرِه خاکِ نَژَند	Shahnameh, Part 2
begoftand bā shāhé dayheemdār	they said to ('with') the crowned shah	بِگُفتَند با شاهِ دِیهیم‌دار	Shahnameh, Part 5
begoo	tell!	بِگو	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
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	بِه هَر کُجا عَزیزی	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
behee z'ān fezāyad ké tō khāstee!	goodness comes from what you decree!	بِهی زان فِزایَد کِه تُو خواستی	Shahnameh, Part 1
behem	to me	بِهِم	Respect in the Persian Culture
behem ketāb dādee	you gave me a book	بِهِم کِتاب دادی	Respect in the Persian Culture
behemoon	to us	بِهِمون	Respect in the Persian Culture
behemoon ketāb dādee	you gave us a book	بِهِمون کِتاب 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 کِتاب دادَم	Respect in the Persian Culture
behesht	heaven	بِهِشت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
behesht	heaven	بِهِشت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
beheshté abad	eternal heaven	بِهِشتِ اَبَد	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
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

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