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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
bé man	to me	بِه مَن	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
bé man bar bebakhshāyad andar nahān!	would forgive me in secret!	بِه مَن بَر بِبَخشایَد اَندَر نَهان	Shahnameh, Part 1
bemāndand kheeré dar ān khoobchehr	they remained dazzled by that handsome face	بِماندَند خیرِه دَر آن خوبچِهر	Shahnameh, Part 2
bé man telephon kard?	did she telephone me?	بِه مَن تِلِفُن کَرد؟	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé marthā telephon kard	he/she telephoned Martha	بِه مارتا تِلِفُن کَرد	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
bé maryam telephon kardee?	did you telephone Maryam?	بِه مَریَم تِلِفُن کَردی؟	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
bé parvāz bar shod damān az boné	he sometimes rose in flight from the nest	بِه پَرواز بَرشُد دَمان اَز بُنِه	Shahnameh, Part 2
bepayvandam az goftéyé bāstān!	let me weave from ancient tales!	بِپِیوَندَم اَز گُفتِهٔ باستان	Shahnameh, Part 1
bepeechad hamee teeré jānam zé sharm!	may my dark soul keep twisting out of shame!	بِپیچَد هَمی تیرِه جانَم زِ شَرم	Shahnameh, Part 1
bepoosheed ō zé kooh bogzārd pāy	and led him down ('set foot from') the mountain	بِپوشید و زِ کوه بُگذارد پای	Shahnameh, Part 5
bé poozesh magar kerdegāré jahān	if only the Creator of the World, upon my apology	بِه پوزِش مَگَر کِردِگارِ جَهان	Shahnameh, Part 1
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
bereseen	that you arrive	بِرِسین	Giving Thanks
bé salāmatee	to your health	بِه سَلامَتی	How To Discuss Travel

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