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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
ketābat your book کِتابَت payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
ketābat your book, your books کِتابَت barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 3
ketābé khoob good book کِتابِ خوب The Concept of "ezāfé"
ketābemoon our book کِتابِمون The Concept of "ezāfé"
ketābesh his or her book کِتابِش The Concept of "ezāfé"
ketābeshoon their book کِتابِشون The Concept of "ezāfé"
ketābet your book (informal) کِتابِت The Concept of "ezāfé"
ketabé tō your book کِتابِ تو The Concept of "ezāfé"
ketābetoon your book (plural or formal) کِتابِتون The Concept of "ezāfé"
ketāb-hā rā behesh bedeen shāyad bedardash khord give him these books so they may be useful to him کِتاب‌ها را بِهِش بِدین شایَد بِدَردَش خورد A Separation, Part 1
ketāb-ō bezār pāyeen put the book down (informal) کِتابُو بِذار پایین More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
ketāb-ō bezār roo meez put the book on the table کِتابُو بِذار رو میز More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
ketāb roo meez-é. The book is on the table. کِتاب رو میزِه. Prepositions
ketāb rooyé meez-é. The book is on the table. کِتاب رویِ میزِه. Prepositions
khāb sleep خواب dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
khābam meebaré I fall asleep (sleep takes me) خوابَم می‌بَرِه More about Daily Routines
khāhar sister خواهَر How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
khāharé nātanee half sister خواهر ناتنى Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
khāhee you want خواهی barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
khāhee you want خواهی barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5