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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
kolbéyé ahzān shavad roozee golestān, gham makhor!	the House of Sorrows will someday become a rose garden; grieve not!	کُلبِهٔ اَحزان شَوَد روزی گُلِستان، غَم مَخُور	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Intro
komak	help	کُمَک	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
komakee konam	that I help	کُمَکی کُنَم	Thanking a Shopowner
komod	closet	کُمُد	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
kon	(you informal) do!	کُن	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 2
kon	he/she does	کُن	Present Continuous Tense
kon	do!	کُن	shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
kon	do (informal)	کُن	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
konam	that I do, that I make, may I do! may I make!	کُنَم	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 3
kond	slow	کُند	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
kondtar	slower	کُند‌تَر	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
kondtareen	slowest	کند‌‌تَرین	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
konoon	now	کُنون	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
konoon hast parvardéyé kerdegār	he has now been nurtured by the Creator	کُنون هَست پَروَردِهٔ کِردِگار	Shahnameh, Part 3
konoon por shegeftee yekee dāstān	now, a fascinating story	کُنون پُر شِگِفتی یِکی داستان	Shahnameh, Part 1
koo?	where is it? (colloquial)	کو؟	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
koochak	small	کوچک	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
koocheek	small	کوچیک	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
koocheektar	smaller	کوچیک‌تَر	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
koocheektareen	smallest	کوچیک‌تَرین	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)

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