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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
jān ō del-rā meesepāram rooz ō shab	I offer my heart and soul night and day	جان و دِل را می‌سِپارَم روز و شَب	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Intro
jānviyé	January	ژانویِه	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
jāpon	Japan	ژاپُن	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
jāt khāli	lit: Your place is empty (You are missed)	جات خالى	Review of Unit 2
jātoon khalee bood	literally 'your space was empty,' meaning 'you were missed (formal)'	جاتون خالى بود	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
jātoon khālee-yé	literally: 'your place is empty (formal).' meaning: you were missed	جاتون خالیِه	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
jātoon sabz bood	literally: 'your place was green (formal).' meaning: you were missed	جاتون سَبز بود	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
jāveedān	forever	جاویدان	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
jeegar	liver	جیگَر	Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
jeegar	dear	جیگَر	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
jeemnāsteek	gymnastics	ژیمناستیک	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
jelō	in front of	جِلو	Prepositions
jeloyé	in front of	جِلویِ	Prepositions
jodā	separated	جُدا	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
jodā shod	he/she/it became separated	جُدا شُد	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
jodāyee	separation	جُدایی‌	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
jodāyeehā	separations	جُدایی‌ها	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
jofté badhālān ō khoshhālān shodam	with happy and sad I became a pair	جُفتِ بَدحالان و خوش‌حالان شدم	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Intro
joghd	owl	جغد	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
jom'é	Friday	جُمعِه	Time and Date (Vocabulary Sprint)

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