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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
kāree nadānand	they don't know anything	کاری نَدانَند	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 6
kār kard	(he or she) worked	کار کَرد	Compound Verbs
kār kardan	to work	کار کَردَن	Compound Verbs, How to Talk About Daily Routines, Present Continuous Tense
kār kardan	to do work	کار کَردَن	Compound Verbs
kārkhooné	factory	کارخونِه	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
kār kon	work	کار کُن	Present Continuous Tense
kār meekonam	I am working.	کار می‌‌کُنَم	Present Continuous Tense
kārté melee eenā?	my national ID and such?	کارتِ مِلّی اینا؟	A Separation, Part 4
kas	anyone, one, someone	کَس	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
kas ché dānad, een khabardār-ast ō bas	who knows what it’s doing / is doing the right thing; it’s the only one who has (true) knowledge/awareness (of the candle)"	کَس چِه دانَد، این خَبَردارَست و بَس	Parable of the Moths, Part 4
kasee	anyone, someone	کَسی	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
kasee	one	کَسی	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
kasee k'az eshgh khālee shod fesord-ast	he who is devoid of love is hardhearted	کَسی کَز عِشق خالی شُد فِسُردَست	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Intro
kas eeman neest joz dar khānéyé eshgh	no one is safe and secure save in the abode of love	کَس ایمَن نیست جُز دَر خانِهٔ عِشق	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Intro
kāsht	he/she/it planted	کاشت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
kay	when	کِی	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases, rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 3
kay bé donyā oomad?	when was she/he born?	کِی بِه دُنیا اومَد؟	Babies
kay gozāram	when should I place	کِی گُذارَم	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 3
kay khabar yābee zé jānān yek zamān?	when/how will you become aware of the dearest one (i.e. the beloved), even for a moment?	کِی خَبَر یابی زِ جانان یِک زَمان؟	Parable of the Moths, Part 4
kay meeresee?	when will you get here?	کِی می‌رِسی؟	How To Discuss Travel

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