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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
chetor-een?	how are you? (formal)	چِطُورین؟	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing, How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
chetor peesh meeré?	how’s it going?	چِطُور پیش می‌رِه؟	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing, How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
chō	like	چو	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
chō	like	چو	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 6
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	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3, beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
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
choneen bood bakhshé tō, ay nāmjooy!"	o ambitious one, such was your lot!"	چُنین بود بَخشِ تُو اِی نامجوی	Shahnameh, Part 1
chon gereft ātash zé sar tā pāyé oo	as the fire took (enveloped) it (i.e. the moth) from head to toe (entirely)	چُون گِرِفت آتَش زِ سَر تا پایِ او	Parable of the Moths, Part 3
chooné	chin	چونِه	Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
chō ozvee bé dard āvarad rooz'gār	if hard times cause one member to feel pain	چُو عُضوى بِه‌ دَرد آوَرَد 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

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