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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
chand-é? how much is it? چَندِه؟ Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
chandeen many چَندین barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 3
chand tā how many (colloquial) چَند تا How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases, The verb ‘To Have’
chand tā khaté otoboos 'avaz meekonam tā beresam I change several bus lines to get here چَند تا خَطِ اُتوبوس عَوَض می‌کُنَم تا بِرِسَم A Separation, Part 1
chand tā māsheen dāree? How many cars do you have? (informal) چَندتا ماشین داری؟ The verb ‘To Have’
chand tā māsheen dāreen? How many cars do you have? (formal) چَندتا ماشین دارین؟ The verb ‘To Have’
changāl fork چَنگال Persian Food, Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
charkh bike چَرخ
chārshambé Wednesday چِهار شَنبِه Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)
chashm eye چَشم barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
chashm literally: 'eye' meaning: ok چَشم Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
chāyee tea چای Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
ché whether چِه aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
ché that چه dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
ché bayad kard what must we do? چه باید کرد fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
chee what چي How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
chee? what? چی؟ A Separation, Part 4
chee doost dāree? what do (would) you like? چی دوست داری؟ How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
chee fekr kardee? What did you think? چی فِکر کَردی؟ Compound Verbs
cheekār meekonee? What are you doing? (informal) چِه‌کار می‌کُنی؟ Present Continuous Tense