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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
khodāhāfez goodbye خُداحافِظ How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
khodā negahdār goodbye, farewell خُدا نِگَهدار Meeting Up with Friends
khodā negahdār goodbye (God keep you safe) خُدا نِگَهدار How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
khodāvand mehree bé seemorgh dād God gave a kind of affection to Simorgh خُداوَند مِهری بِه سیمُرغ داد Shahnameh, Part 2
khodāyā o God! خُدایا payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
khodet goftee har moghé khāstee borō you yourself said, "leave whenever you want" خودِت گُفتی هَر موقِع خواستی بُرُو A Separation, Part 5
khodet gol-ee you are a flower خودِت گُلی The Etiquette of Being Hosted
khod majnoon konam to make myself crazy خود مَجنون کُنَم rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 3
khod rō car خودرو Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
khompār-é ō tofang-é it’s bombs and guns خُمپارِه و تُفَنگِه meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
khoob-am I’m well خوبم How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
khoob-am I am well خوبَم The verb ‘To Be’
khoob-am I’m well خوبَم How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
khoob-an They are well خوبَن The verb ‘To Be’
khoob-é He/she is well خوبِه The verb ‘To Be’
khoob-é? is that okay? خوبِه؟ A Separation, Part 1
khoob-ee You are well خوبی The verb ‘To Be’
khoob-ee? are you well? (informal) خوبی؟ How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
khoob-eem We are well خوبیم The verb ‘To Be’
khoob-een You are well خوبین The verb ‘To Be’