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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| kee eenjā fārsi zabān-é? | who here speaks Persian? | كى اينجا فارسى زَبانِه؟ | How to Speak About the Languages You Know |
| ké een-ā hesāb neest | that these things don't count | کِه اینا حِساب نیست | Giving Thanks |
| keefé pool | wallet | کیفِ پول | Getting Attention |
| kee khooné zendegeeyesh-ō vel kard raft? | who turned their back on their home and life and left? | کی خونِه زِندِگیِشُو وِل کَرد رَفت؟ | A Separation, Part 5 |
| keené | grudge | کینِه | deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4 |
| keené | grudge | کینِه | deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5 |
| keenehā | grudges | کینِه ها | deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5 |
| keenehā | grudges | کینِه ها | deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4 |
| ké gonāhé degarān bar tō nakhāhand nevesht | they won’t record the sins of others for you | کِه گُناهِ دِگَران بَر تُو نَخواهَند نِوِشت | aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Intro |
| ké gooyad ké joz man kasee pādeshā-st?" | who says there is any king other than me?" | کِه گویَد کِه جُز مَن کَسی پادشاست | |
| ké jāveedān jahān | that forever the world | کِه جاویدان جَهان | barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4 |
| ké "joz kheeshtan-rā nadānam jahān | "I recognize no one in the world but myself | کِه جُز خویشتَن را نَدانَم جَهان | |
| ké kardand har kas baroo āfareen | for which everyone praised him | کِه کَردَند هَر کَس بَرو آفَرین | Shahnameh, Part 5 |
| ké “khosrō shodee bandegee-rā bekoosh!” | “when you become king, strive in servitude!” | کِه خُسرُو شُدی بَندِگی را بِکوش | |
| keleesā | church | کِلیسا | How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession |
| ké marā meekhānad | that sings to me | کِه مَرا میخوانَد | dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3 |
| ké marā meekhānad | that sings to me | کِه مَرا میخوانَد | dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro |
| ké mardom bé ma'nā ché bāshad yekee | to see what the true meaning of ‘human’ is | کِه مَردُم بِه مَعنی چِه باشَد یِکی | |
| ké mardom bé ma'nā ché bāshad yekee | to see what the true meaning of ‘human’ is | کِه مَردُم بِه مَعنی چِه باشَد یِکی | Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 6 |
| kenāré | next to | کِنارِ | Prepositions |