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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
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 jāveedān jahān that forever the world کِه جاویدان جَهان barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
keleesā church کِلیسا How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
ké marā meekhānad that sings to me که مرا می‌خواند dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
ké marā meekhānad that sings to me کِه مَرا می‌خوانَد dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
kenāré next to کِنارِ Prepositions
keneesé synagogue کِنیسِه How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
kenesht synagogue, church, temple کِنِشت aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
kerdāré neek good deeds کِردارِ نیک aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
kerem cream کِرِم More About Pain and Illness
kerm worm کَرم Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
ké rooyé zameen oftādé that fell on the ground کِه رویِ زَمین اُفتادِه Getting Attention
ké sahar gāhān favāreyé koochak meekhānad that a small fountain sings fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
keshesh drawing, hauling, traction کِشِش sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 6
kesht he/she/it planted کِشت aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
keshtee boat کِشتی Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
ketābam my book کِتابَم payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
ketābam my book کِتابَم The Concept of "ezāfé"