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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
cheenee	Chinese	چینی	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
chee-yé?	What is it?	چی‌یِه (چیه)؟	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
cheez	thing	چیز	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
cheezee hast	there is a thing	چیزی هست	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
cheghadr	how much	چِِقَدر؟	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
cheghadr	how much	چِقَدر	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
chegooné	how (more literary)	چِگونِه	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
chehel	40	چِهِل	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
chehel ō panj	45	چِهِل و پَنج	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
chejooree meeresee forodgāh?	how are you arriving at the airport?	چِجوری می‌رِسی فُرودگاه؟	How To Discuss Travel
chejoor talafoz meeshé?	How is it pronounced?	چِه جور تَلَفُظ می‌شِه؟	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
ché kārhāyee doost dāree bokonee?	What do you like to do? (informal)	چِه كارهايي دوست دارى بُکُنى؟	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
ché kārhāyee doost dāreen bokoneen?	What do you like to do? (formal)	چِه کارهایی دوست دارین بُکُنین؟	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
ché khabar?	what’s the news? (what’s up?)	چِه خَبَر؟	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
ché khoshgel-ee	how pretty you are!	چِه خوشگِلی	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
chelō kabob	kabob	چِلو کَباب	Persian Food
chenān beetābam	I am so restless		dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
cherāgh	light, lamp	چِراغ	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
cherāgh	light	چراغ	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2
cherāghé del	light of the heart	چِراغِ دِل	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2

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