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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
tā shaghāyegh hast	while there are poppy flowers	تا شقایق هست	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
tashreef āvordan	to grace with your presence	تَشریف آوُردَن	Meeting New People
tashreef āvordeen	you graced us with your presence	تَشریف آوُردین	Tārof at a Gallery
tashreef dāshtan	to be available, be present	تَشریف داشتَن	Tārof When Welcoming Guests
tashreef dāshté bāsheed, alān	please hold on for now	شریف داشتِه باشید، اَلان	A Separation, Part 1
tashreef ovordan	to grace with your presence	تَشریف اُوُردَن	Meeting New People
ta'teel	day off, holiday, vacation	تَعطیل	Meeting New People
ta'teel oomadee khareed?	have you come out shopping on your day off?	تَعطیل اومَدی خَرید؟	Meeting New People
tavalod	birth, birthday	تَوَلُّد	Meeting New People
tavān	ability	تَوان	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 3
tā zeeyam	as long as I live	تا زیَم	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
tāzé khordam	I just ate.	تازِه خوردَم	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
team	team	تیم	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
telephonam kharāb shod	my phone broke	تِلِفُنَم خَراب شُد	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
telephonam rooyé meez-é.	my telephone is on the table	تِلِفُنَم رویِ میزِه	Prepositions, How to Talk About Daily Routines
telephon beerooné keef-é.	The telephone is outside the purse.	تِلِفُن بیرونِ کیفِه.	Prepositions
telephoné Maryam	Maryam’s phone	تِلِفُنِ مَریَم	The Concept of "ezāfé"
telephon kard	he/she called	تِلِفُن کَرد	Compound Verbs
telephon kardan	to call	تِلِفُن کَردَن	Compound Verbs
telephon kardan	to make a phone call	تِلِفُن کَردَن	Compound Verbs

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