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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
chetor peesh meeré?	how’s it going?	چِطُور پیش می‌رِه؟	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing, How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
chō	like	چو	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
chō	like	چو	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
chō beshneed shāh een sakhon shād shod	the shah became happy when he heard this being said	چُو بِشنید شاه این سَخُن شاد شُد	Shahnameh, Part 5
chō bosad lab ō rokh hamān-and khoon	his lips and face are (red) just like coral and blood	چُو بُسَّد لَب و رُخ هَمانَند خون	Shahnameh, Part 5
chō dānā tavānā bod ō dādgar	(but/since) the wise one was powerful and just	چُو دانا تَوانا بُد و دادگَر	Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 5
chō daryā vō chon kooh ō chon dasht ō rāgh	as the seas, mountains, plains, and meadows (appeared)	چُو دَریا وُ چُون کوه و چُون دَشت و راغ	Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 3
chō een chār gohar bé jāy āmadand	as these four elements took their place	چُو این چار گُوهَر بِه جای آمَدَند	Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 2
chō gol	like a flower	چو گُل	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
chō hastee	because you are	چو هَستی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
chō man nāmvar takhté shāhee nadeed	the royal throne has never seen anyone as noteworthy as me	چُو مَن ناموَر تَختِ شاهی نَدید
chon	because	چون	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
chon	because	چون	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3, beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
chon	as, like; because, since; when	چُون	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 4
chon	like	چون	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4
chon āghebaté kāré jahān	the conclusion of the work of the world	چون عاقِبَتِ کارِ جَهان	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
chon āghebaté kāré jahān neestee hast	Since the end of the affairs of the world is nothingness	چون عاقبت کار جهان نیستی است	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Intro
chon āghebaté kāré jahān neestee hast	Since the end of the affairs of the world is nothingness	چون عاقِبَتِ کارِ جَهان نیستی اَست	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
chonān-ast geetee kojā khāstam	the world is as I had demanded it to be	چُنان است گیتی کُجا خواستَم
chonān bee gonah baché-rā befganee	for throwing away such a sinless child	چُنان بی گُنَه بَچِّه را بِفگَنی	Shahnameh, Part 3

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