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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
gholām servant, slave غُلام sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
gholāmāné roomee bé deebāyé room Roman slaves in Roman brocades غُلامانِ رومی بِه دیبایِ روم Shahnameh, Part 5
gholāmee padeed āmadee khoobrooy a handsome slave could clearly be seen coming غُلامی پَدید آمَدی خوبروی Shahnameh, Part 3
gholāmé eshgh servant of love, slave of love غُلامِ عِشق sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 3
gholāmé eshgh shō k'andeeshé een ast tend wholly to love, for wisdom lies in this غُلامِ عِشق شُو کاَندیشِه این اَست sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Intro
ghoo swan قو Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
ghoorbāghé frog قورباغِه Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
ghooree kettle قوری How to Discuss Breakfast
ghorbānat kind of you, your sacrifice قُربانَت How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
ghorbānat goodbye (I'll sacrifice myself for you) قُربانَت The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
ghorbāné shomā bye, goodbye, thank you, thanks قُربانِ شُما Talking with a Neighbor
ghorbatee shabby قُربَتی The Concept of "ezāfé"
ghorboon-et beram. literally: I hope I become a sacrifice for you. قُربونِت بِرَم. How to Talk About Love and Friendship
ghormé sabzee ghormé sabzee قورمِه سَبزی Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
ghormé sabzi popular Persian dish قُرمِه سَبزی Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
ghors pills/medicine قُرص More About Pain and Illness
goftam I told گُفتَم raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 2
goftan to say گُفتَن payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
goftāré neek good speech گُفتارِ نیک aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
gofteen ké, magé nagofteen meeyām har rooz...? you said, didn't you say you'd come every day…? گُفتین کِه، مَگِه نَگُفتین می‌آم هَر روز…؟ A Separation, Part 2
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