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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(ānhā) khoshgel hastan	They are pretty	(آنها) خوشگِل هَستَن	The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) khoshhāl hastan	They are happy	(آنها) خوش‌حال هَستَن	The verb ‘To Be’
ān kalāghy ké pareed as farāzé saré mā va foroo raft dar andeesheyé āshoféeye abree velgard	That crow which flew over our heads and descended into the disturbed thought of a vagabond cloud		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Intro
ar	if	اَر	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
arabee	Arabic	عَرَبی	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
ārām	calm	آرام	Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
ārāyesh meekonam	I do my makeup	آرایِش می‌کُنَم	More about Daily Routines
āré	yea	آرِه	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
āree	yes	آری	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
āree, tā shaghāyegh hast, zendegee bāyad kard	yes, while there are poppy flowers, one must live	آری، تا شقایق هست، زندگی باید کرد.	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
āré salām meeresoonan	Yes, they say hello.	آرِه، سَلام می‌رِسونَن	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
aroos	bride	عروس	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
aroosee	wedding	عروسی	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
aroosi	wedding ceremony	عروسی	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
arzoon	cheap	اَرزون	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
arzoonareen	cheapest	اَرزون‌تَرین	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
arzoontar	cheaper	اَرزون‌تَر	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
asabānee shod	he/she became angry	عَصَبانی شُد	Compound Verbs
asabānee shodan	getting angry	عَصَبانی شُدَن	Compound Verbs
asabāni boodan	to be angry	عصبانی بودن	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives

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