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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
goft een parvāné dar kār-ast ō bas	the pundit/sage said (exclaimed), “this moth is the only one	گُفت این پَروانِه دَر کارَست و بَس	Parable of the Moths, Part 4
goft oo-rā neest az sham’ āgahee	said: this moth does not have (a true) understanding/awareness of the candle	گُفت او را نیست اَز شَمع آگَهی	Parable of the Moths, Part 2
gol	flower	گُل	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
gol	flower, rose	گُل	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
gol	flower	گُل	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
gol	flower	گُل	Talking with a Neighbor
golestāné	field of flowers	گلستانه	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
golf	golf	گُلف	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
gol ō javooné boodam	was full of flowers and buds	گُل و جَوونِه بودَم	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
golzār	meadow	گُلزار	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
gonāh	sin, wrongdoing	گُناه	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
goo	tell!	گو	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
gooré bābāyé khārej!	fuck going abroad!	گورِ بابایِ خارِج!	A Separation, Part 5
goosh	ear	گوش	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body, Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
goosham dard meekoné	my ear hurts	گوشَم دَرد می‌کُنِه	More About Pain and Illness
goosh dard dāram	I have an earache	گوش دَرد دارَم	More About Pain and Illness
gooshee	handset, mobile phone, smartphone	گوشی‌	Thanking a Shopowner
gooshee-rō negah dār	hold the phone	گوشی رُو نِگَه دار	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
goosh-hā	ears	گوش‌ها	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
goosh kon	listen	گوش کُن	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2

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