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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
ghooree	kettle	قوری	How to Discuss Breakfast
ghor'ān	the Qur'an	قُرآن	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 6
ghorbānat	goodbye (I'll sacrifice myself for you)	قُربانَت	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
ghorbānat	kind of you, your sacrifice	قُربانَت	How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
ghorbāné shomā	bye, goodbye, thank you, thanks	قُربانِ شُما	Talking with a Neighbor
ghorbatee	shabby	قُربَتی	The Concept of "ezāfé"
ghorboonet beram.	literally: I hope I become a sacrifice for you.	قُربونِت بِرَم.	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
ghormé sabzee	popular Persian dish	قُرمِه سَبزی	Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
ghormé sabzee	ghormé sabzee	قورمِه سَبزی	Food (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
goft een parvāné dar kār-ast ō bas	the pundit/sage said (exclaimed), “this moth is the only one	گُفت این پَروانِه دَر کارَست و بَس	Parable of the Moths, Part 4
goft oo-rā neest az sham’ āgahee	said: this moth does not have (a true) understanding/awareness of the candle	گُفت او را نیست اَز شَمع آگَهی	Parable of the Moths, Part 2
gohar-hā yek andar degar sākhté	each element joining with the next, interweaving	گُهر‌ها یِک اَندَر دِگَر ساختِه	Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 2
gol	flower, rose	گُل	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 3
gol	flower	گُل	Talking with a Neighbor
gol	flower	گُل	The Etiquette of Being Hosted

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