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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| hān mashō nomeed chon vāghef nay-ee az seré ghayb | verily, do not dismay that you are not privy to the secrets of the invisible | هان مَشُو نُومّید چُون واقِف نِهای اَز سِرِّ غِیب | yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Intro |
| hanooz | still/yet | هَنوز | How to Discuss Breakfast |
| hāpoo | dog | هاپو | Animals (Vocabulary Sprint) |
| har | any | هَر | beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3 |
| har | every, any | هَر | barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5 |
| har | every, any | هَر | barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2 |
| har | every, any | هَر | aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3 |
| har | every | هَر | Habitual Actions |
| har ānkas ké boodand peer ō javān | everyone who was there, young and old | هَر آنکَس کِه بودَند پیر و جَوان | Shahnameh, Part 3 |
| har chāhār māh yek bār bé dāllās meeram. | I go to Dallas once every four months. | هَر چَهار ماه یِک بار بِه دالاس میرَم. | Habitual Actions |
| har chand vakht yek bār āshpazee meekonee? | How often do you cook? | هَر چَند وَقت یِک بار آشپَزی میکُنی؟ | Habitual Actions |
| har chand vakht yek bār bé dāllās meeree? | How often do you go to Dallas? | هَر چَند وَقت یِک بار بِه دالاس میری؟ | Habitual Actions |
| har dō hafté yek bar | once every two weeks | هَر دو هَفتِه یِک بار | Habitual Actions |
| har dō hafté yek bār bé khooneyé doostam meeram. | Every other week, I go to my friend’s house. | هَر دو هَفتِه یِک بار بِه خونهِ دوستَم میرَم. | Habitual Actions |
| har dō rooz yek bār | once every two days | هَر دو روز یِک بار | Habitual Actions |
| har dō rooz yek bār āshpazee meekonam. | I cook every other day. | هَر دو روز یِک بار آشپَزی میکُنَم. | Habitual Actions |
| har dō rooz yek bār bé estakhr meeram. | I go to the pool once every two days. | هر دو روز یِک بار بِه اِستَخر میرَم. | Habitual Actions |
| har dō sé hafté yek bār bé dāllās meeram. | I go to Dallas once every two or three weeks. | هَر دو سِه هَفتِه یِک بار بِه دالاس میرَم. | Habitual Actions |
| harf | word | حرف | raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3 |
| harfā chee-yé? | what is the talk? | حَرفا چیِه؟ | The Etiquette of Being Hosted |