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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
khareedār: seesad dolār? benazar zeeyād meeyād.	300 dollars? It seems expensive.	خَریدار: سی‌صَد دُلار؟ بِه‌نَظَر زیاد می‌آد. ‌	Dialogue in a Store While Buying Jewelry
khargoosh	rabbit	خرگوش	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
khar too kharé	literally 'there’s a donkey inside a donkey,' meaning 'things are crazy'	خَر تو خَرِه	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
khāstan	to want	خواستَن	Talking about Wants and Possibilities, Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
khāstan	to want	خواستَن	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
khasté boodan	to be tired	خَستِه بودَن	The Simple Past Tense
khāstegāree	asking for marriage	خواستگاری	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
khastegee dar meekonam	I rest	خَستِگی دَر می‌کُنَم	How to Talk About Daily Routines
khasté nabāshee	literally: 'don’t be tired (informal).' meaning: you’ve worked so hard	خَسته نَباشی	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
khasté nabāshee	lit. don’t be tired	خَستِه نَباشی	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
khasté nabāsheed	I hope you are not tired	خَستِه نَباشید	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
khasté shod	to be tired stem	خَستِه شُد	Compound Verbs
khasté shodan	to be tired	خَستِه شُدَن	Compound Verbs
khat ō neshoon ya'nee chee?	what "ultimatum"?	خَط و نِشون یَعنی چی؟	A Separation, Part 5
khayām, agar zé bādé mastee, khosh bāsh	Khayyam, if you are drunk with wine, be happy	خیام اگر ز باده مستی خوش باش	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Intro, khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
khayli	very	خِیلی	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
khayli kam-é	that's too little	خِیلی کَمِه	A Separation, Part 1
khayli_kharee.mp3	literally 'you’re really a donkey' (informal), meaning 'you’re such an idiot'	خِیلی خَری	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
khayli khoobam	I’m very well	خِیلی خوبَم	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
(khayli) khoob bood	It was (very) good.	(خِیلی) خوب بود.	The Simple Past Tense

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