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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
chō gol like a flower چو گُل payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
chō hastee because you are چو هَستی khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
chon like چون deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4
chon because چون beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2, khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
chon because چون deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
chon āghebaté kāré jahān the conclusion of the work of the world چون عاقِبَتِ کارِ جَهان khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
chon āghebaté kāré jahān neestee hast Since the end of the affairs of the world is nothingness چون عاقبت کار جهان نیستی است khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Intro
chon āghebaté kāré jahān neestee hast Since the end of the affairs of the world is nothingness چون عاقِبَتِ کارِ جَهان نیستی اَست khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
chooné chin Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
chō ozvee bé dard āvarad rooz'gar If hard times cause one member to feel pain چو عضوى به‌ درد آورَد روزگار bani ādam: Saadi's bani ādam Intro, bani ādam: Saadi's bani ādam Part 2, bani ādam: Saadi's bani ādam Part 3
cinemā movie theater سینِما How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
computer rooyé meez-é. The computer is on the table. کامپیوتِر رویِ میزِه. Prepositions
conclusion āghebat عاقِبَت khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
dād he/she/it gave داد payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
da'eeghé minute دَقیقِه How to Talk About the Time and Weather
daftar ledger دفتر fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
dah 10 دَه How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
dahan mouth دَهَن How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body, Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
dahom 10th دَهُم More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
dākhelé inside داخِلِ Prepositions