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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| chonān bod ké eblees roozee pegāh | it was such that the devil one day at dawn | چُنان بُد کِه اِبلیس روزی پِگاه | |
| chonān chon befarmood sogand khard | to such an extent that he swore an oath | چُنان چُون بِفَرمود سُوگَند خوَرد | |
| choneen bood bakhshé tō, ay nāmjooy!" | o ambitious one, such was your lot!" | چُنین بود بَخشِ تُو اِی نامجوی | Shahnameh, Part 1 |
| choneen dād pāsokh ké "gar takht ō gāh | he gave a reply as follows: | چُنین داد پاسُخ کِه گَر تَخت و گاه | Shahnameh, Part 4 |
| choneen goft bā sālkhordéyé mehān | thus he said to the aged one among the greats: | چُنین گُفت با سالخُوردِهٔ مِهان | |
| chon een gofté shod faré yazdān azooy | when he said this, the divine glory left him | چُون این گُفتِه شُد فَرِّ یَزدان اَزوی | |
| choneen goft seemorgh bā pooré sām | thus Simorgh said to ('with') the son of Sam | چُنین گُفت سیمُرغ با پورِ سام | Shahnameh, Part 4 |
| chon gereft ātash zé sar tā pāyé oo | as the fire took (enveloped) it (i.e. the moth) from head to toe (entirely) | چُون گِرِفت آتَش زِ سَر تا پایِ او | Parable of the Moths, Part 3 |
| chon tō-rā nooh ast kashteebān, zé toofān gham makhor! | so long as Noah is your captain, from the storm grieve not! | چُون تُو را نوح اَست کَشتیبان، زِ طوفان غَم مَخُور | yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Intro |
| chooné | chin | چونِه | Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint) |
| chō ozvee bé dard āvarad rooz'gār | if hard times cause one member to feel pain | چُو عُضوى بِه دَرد آوَرَد روزگار | bani ādam: Saadi's bani ādam Intro, bani ādam: Saadi's bani ādam Part 2, bani ādam: Saadi's bani ādam Part 3 |
| chō seemorgh-rā baché shod gorosné | when Simorgh's children became hungry | چُو سیمُرغ را بَچِّه شُد گُرُسنِه | Shahnameh, Part 2 |
| chō shab teeré shod rāyé khāb āmadash | he became sleepy ('a sense of sleep came to him') when the night became dark | چُو شَب تیرِه شُد رایِ خواب آمَدَش | Shahnameh, Part 3 |
| chō z'een bogzaree mardom āmad padeed | after you pass this (part of the story), Humankind appeared | چُو زین بُگذَری مَردُم آمَد پَدید | Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 5 |
| cinemā | movie theater | سینِما | How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession |
| computer rooyé meez-é. | The computer is on the table. | کامپیوتِر رویِ میزِه. | Prepositions |
| conclusion | āghebat | عاقِبَت | khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3 |
| dād | he/she/it gave | داد | payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3 |
| dādan | to give | دادَن | Talking with a Neighbor |
| da'eeghé | minute | دَقیقِه | How to Talk About the Time and Weather |