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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
beshnõ een nay chon shekāyat meekonad Listen to this reed-flute, how it complains بِشنو این نَی چون شِکایَت می‌کُند
beshō become! بِشُو
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
bezār pāyeen put (it) down (informal) بِذار پایین
bezār roo meez put (it) on the table بِذار رو میز
bobak sohbat kard Bobak spoke بابَک صُحبَت کَرد
bokhoor steam بُخور
bokhor! Eat! (informal) بُخور
bokhoram that I eat بُخورَم
bokhoreem? Shall we eat? بُخوریم؟
bokhoreen! Eat! (formal) بُخورین
bokon (you informal) do! بُکن
bokonam that I do, that I make, may I do! may I make! بُکُنَم
boland tall بلند
boland long بُلَند