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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
cheshmhā	eyes	چشم‌ها	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
cheshm khordan	to give the evil eye	چِشم‌ خُوردَن	Respect in the Persian Culture
chet-é?	what’s wrong?	چِتِه؟	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
chetor	how	چِطُور	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
chetor-é?	how is he/she?	چِطُورِه؟	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
chetor-ee?	how are you?	چِطوری؟	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
chetor-eed?	how are you? (formal)	چِطُورید؟	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
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 beshneed shāh een sakhon shād shod	the shah became happy when he heard this being said	چُو بِشنید شاه این سَخُن شاد شُد	Shahnameh, Part 5
chō bosad lab ō rokh hamān-and khoon	his lips and face are (red) just like coral and blood	چُو بُسَّد لَب و رُخ هَمانَند خون	Shahnameh, Part 5
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	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	like	چون	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4
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

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