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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
ham khāné shō	become housemates with; live with	هَم خانِه شو	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
hamkhāné shō	become roommates with	هَم خانِه شو	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4
hamoom	bath	حَموم	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
hamoon chahār kalamé	those same four words	هَمون چَهار کَلَمِه	A Separation, Part 5
hamoon hodoodā-st, beporseen	that's about how much it is; ask around	هَمون حُدودهاست، بِپُرسین	A Separation, Part 1
hamsar	spouse (either wife or husband)	هَمسَر	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
hanooz	still/yet	هَنوز	How to Discuss Breakfast
hāpoo	dog	هاپو	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
har	any	هَر	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 3
har	every, any	هَر	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
har	every, any	هَر	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
har	every, any	هَر	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 5
har	every	هَر	Habitual Actions
har chāhār māh yek bār bé dāllās meeram.	I go to Dallas once every four months.	هَر چَهار ماه یِک بار بِه دالاس می‌رَم.	Habitual Actions
har chand vakht yek bār āshpazee meekonee?	How often do you cook?	هَر چَند وَقت یِک بار آشپَزی می‌کُنی؟	Habitual Actions
har chand vakht yek bār bé dāllās meeree?	How often do you go to Dallas?	هَر چَند وَقت یِک بار بِه دالاس می‌ری؟	Habitual Actions
har dō hafté yek bar	once every two weeks	هَر دو هَفتِه یِک بار	Habitual Actions
har dō hafté yek bār bé khooneyé doostam meeram.	Every other week, I go to my friend’s house.	هَر دو هَفتِه یِک بار بِه خونهِ دوستَم می‌رَم.	Habitual Actions
har dō rooz yek bār	once every two days	هَر دو روز یِک بار	Habitual Actions
har dō rooz yek bār āshpazee meekonam.	I cook every other day.	هَر دو روز یِک بار آشپَزی می‌کُنَم.	Habitual Actions

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