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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
khoob-ee You are well خوبی The verb ‘To Be’
khoob-ee? are you well? (informal) خوبی؟ How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
khoob-eem We are well خوبیم The verb ‘To Be’
khoob-een You are well خوبین The verb ‘To Be’
khoob-é, root meeshé vō eestee jelō man een harf-ō bezanee! how good that you have the gall to stand here in front of me and say that thing! خوبِه، روت می‌شِه وُ ایستی جِلُو مَن این حَرفُو بِزَنی! A Separation, Part 5
khoob nabood It was not good. خوب نَبود. The Simple Past Tense
khoob neestam I’m not well خوب نیستَم How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing, How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
khook pig خوک Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
khoon blood خون Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
khooné house خونِه sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
khooné house; home خونِه deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
khooné house خونِه How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
khooné house خونِه House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
khooné takoonee shaking of the house خونِه تَکونی Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
khoonéyé ānhā their house خونِهٔ آنها How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
khoonéyé eeshoon his/her house (formal) خونِهٔ ایشون How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
khooneyé mā our house خونِهِ ما The Concept of "ezāfé"
khoonéyé mā our house خونِهٔ ما How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
khoonéyé man my house خونِهٔ مَن How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
khoonéyé oo his/her house خونِهٔ او How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession