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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
khālé farnoosh: khaylee! khob, khodāhāfez azizam. bé hamé salām beresoon.	Very! Well, goodbye dear. Say hello to everyone.	خالِه فَرنوش: خِیلی! خُب، خُداحافِظ عَزیزَم. بِه هَمِه سَلام بِرِسون.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: khob, bé omeedé deedār, behtar-é man barāyé shenā bargardam!	Well, hope to see you soon, I better get back to swimming!	خالِه فَرنوش: خُب، بِه اُمیدِ دیدار، بِهتَرِه مَن بَرایِ شِنا بَرگَردَم!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: khob, deerooz rafteem khareed, emrooz oomadeem labé sāhel va fardā ham tour gerefteem shahr-ō begardeem.	Well, yesterday, we went shopping; today, we came to the beach; and tomorrow, we got a tour to see the town.	خالِه فَرنوش: خُب، دیروز رَفتیم خَرید، اِمروز اومَدیم لَبِ ساحِل وَ فَردا هَم تور گِرِفتیم شَهرو بِگَردیم.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: salām leylā jān!	Hi Leyla dear!	خالِه فَرنوش: سَلام لِیلا جان!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khandé	laughter	خَندِه	Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
khāné	home	خانِه	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
khāné	house, home	خانِه	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
khāné	house	خانِه	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
khānevadé	family	خانِوادِه	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
khānevādé	family	خانِوادِه	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
khānevādé tashreef nadāran?	the family isn't there?	خانِوادِه تَشریف نَدارَن؟	A Separation, Part 4
khānevādeyé bozorg	big family	خانواده بزرگ	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
khānevādeyé koocheek	small family	خانواده کوچک	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
khānéyé eshgh	house of love	خانِهٔ عِشق	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
khānom	Mrs., Ms., ma'am, miss, lady	خانُم	Getting Attention
khānom, een sheeré okseejenesh-ō nabasté boodeenā seft	you know, ma'am, you didn't close this oxygen valve tight enough	خانُم، این شیرِ اُکسیژِنِشو نَبَستِه بودینا سِفت	A Separation, Part 2
khānomé shams	Mrs. Shams, Ms. Shams	خانُمِ شَمس	Getting Attention
khānom, man deerooz roo hesābé harfé shomā yekee-rō rad kardam raft. man... chahāré ba'ad az zohr-é! man fardā chejooree yekee deegé-rō peydā konam...?	On account of what you said, ma'am, I passed on someone yesterday, and they left. I…it's four in the afternoon! How am I supposed to find someone else by tomorrow…?	خانُم، مَن دیروز رو حِسابِ حَرفِ شُما یِکی رو رَد کَردَم رَفت. مَن… چَهارِ بَعد اَز ظُهرِه! مَن فَردا چِجوری یِکی دیگِه رو پِیدا کُنَم…؟	A Separation, Part 2
khānoom	Mrs/Ms.	خانُم	The Concept of "ezāfé"
khanoomé portmané zeebā	the beautiful Mrs. Portman	خانُمِ پُرتمَنِ زیبا	The Concept of "ezāfé"

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