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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
hālā deegé khodetoon meedooneed ké	now then, you know yourself that	حالا دیگِه خودِتون می‌دونید کِه	A Separation, Part 1
hālā maseeram ham door-é	well, my commute is also far	حالا مَسیرَم هَم دورِه	A Separation, Part 1
hālam bad-é	I feel bad	حالَم بَدِه	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
hālam khoob-é	I’m feeling well	حالَم خوبِه	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
hālam khoob neest	I don’t feel well	حالَم خوب نیست	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
hālam khoob neest	I don’t feel well	حالَم خوب نیست	More About Pain and Illness
hālā shāyad roozé avalet-é, khasté shodee	you must be tired since it's just your first day	حالا شایَد روزِ اَوَّلِتِه، خَستِه شُدی	A Separation, Part 2
haleem	oatmeal-like dish	حَلیم	How to Discuss Breakfast
hāl-é shomā chetor-é?	How are you? (formal)	حالِ شُما چِطورِه؟	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
hālé shomā chetor-é?	how are you? (formal)	حالِ شُما چِطورِه؟	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
hāl-et chetor-é?	How are you? (informal)	حالِت چِطورِه؟	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
hālet chetor-é?	how are you feeling?	حالِت چِطورِه؟	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
hālet chetor-é?	how are you? (informal)	حالِت چِطورِه؟	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
hālé tō chetor-é?	How are you? (informal)	حالِ تو چِطورِه؟	Review of Unit 2
ham	also	هَم	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
ham	and	هَم	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
hamāghooshee	embracing		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
hamāghooshee dar	embracing in		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
hamām meekonam	I take a bath	حَمام می‌کُنَم	More about Daily Routines
hamchenoon	thus		rooz o shab: Rumi's rooz o shab Part 3

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