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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
beram to go برم
beram sedāsh konam I'll go get her بِرَم صِداش کُنَم
beram tā sareé kooh go to the top of the mountain برم تا سر کوه
beravam I'd like to go بروم
beravam tā saré kooh and to go to the top of the mountain بروم تا سر کوه
berenj rice بِرِنج
bé salāmatee to your health بِه سَلامَتی
bé salāmatee! cheers! (to health!) بِه سَلامَتی!
bé sanghāyé rāh goftam I told the stones on the path به سنگای راه گفتم
bé sanghāyé rāh goftam I told the stones on the path بِه سَنگای راه گُفتَم
besheen sit (informal) بِشین
besheeneen sit (formal) بِشینین
beshnõ een nay chon shekayat meekonad Listen to this reed-flute, how it complains بِشنو این نَی چون شِکایَت می‌کُند
beshnõ een nay chon shekāyat meekonad Listen to this reed-flute, how it complains بِشنو این نَی چون شِکایَت می‌کُند
bé shomā ketāb dādam I gave you a book بِه شُما کِتاب دادَم
be sooyé in seek of; seeking به سوی
be tarafé in the direction of به طرف
bezār put (informal) بِذار
bezāreen put (formal) بِذارین
bezāreen pāyeen put (it) down (formal) بِذارین پایین