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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
kalé pāché sheep head and hooves کَلِّه پاچِه How to Discuss Breakfast
kamāngeeree bow and arrow Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
kami a bit کَمی How to Talk About the Time and Weather
kami fārsi meefahmam I understand a bit of Persian. کَمی فارسی می‌فَهمَم How to Speak About the Languages You Know
kam ō beesh more or less کَم و بیش How to Talk About Daily Routines
kānādā Canada کانادا How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
kār work کار khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
kār work کار aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
kard did کرد dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
kard to do stem کَرد Compound Verbs
kard to do stem کَرد The Simple Past Tense
kārd knife کارد Persian Food
kardan to do کَردَن Compound Verbs, The Simple Past Tense, Present Continuous Tense
kār kard (he or she) worked کار کَرد Compound Verbs
kār kardan to work کار کَردَن Compound Verbs, How to Talk About Daily Routines, Present Continuous Tense
kār kardan to do work کار کَردَن Compound Verbs
kārkhooné factory کارخونِه How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
kār kon work کار کُن Present Continuous Tense
kār meekonam I am working. کار می‌‌کُنَم Present Continuous Tense
kārté melee eenā? my national ID and such? کارتِ مِلّی اینا؟ A Separation, Part 4