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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
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
bé salāmatee!	cheers! (to health!)	بِه سَلامَتی!	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
bé sanghāyé rāh goftam	I told the stones on the path	به سنگای راه گفتم	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
bé sanghāyé rāh goftam	I told the stones on the path	بِه سَنگای راه گُفتَم	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro
bé sarbarash khorsheed gashté boland	at the rise of his head, the sun became high	بِه سَربَرَش خُورشید گَشتِه بُلَند	Shahnameh, Part 2
bé seemorgh bengar ké dastān ché goft!	look at what Dastan (Zal) said to Simorgh!	بِه سیمُرغ بِنگَر کِه دَستان چِه گُفت	Shahnameh, Part 4
besheen	sit (informal)	بِشین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
besheeneen	sit!	بِشینین	Tārof When Welcoming Guests
besheeneen	sit (formal)	بِشینین	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
beshnõ een nay chon shekayat meekonad	Listen to this reed-flute, how it complains	بِشنو این نَی چون شِکایَت می‌کُند	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Intro
beshnõ een nay chon shekāyat meekonad	Listen to this reed-flute, how it complains	بِشنو این نَی چون شِکایَت می‌کُند	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
beshō	become!	بِشُو	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
bé shomā ketāb dādam	I gave you a book	بِه شُما کِتاب دادَم	Respect in the Persian Culture
be sooyé	in seek of; seeking	به سوی	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
be tarafé	in the direction of	به طرف	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
bé yazdān konoon sooyé poozesh gerāy	apologize now to God	بِه یَزدان کُنون سویِ پوزِش گِرای	Shahnameh, Part 3
bezad bargereftash az ān garm sang	hit and took him away from those hot stones	بِزَد بَرگِرِفتَش اَز آن گَرم سَنگ	Shahnameh, Part 2

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