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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
khayli khoshgel-ee	you are very pretty	خِیلی خوشگِلی	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
khayli khosh gozasht.	I had a great time.	خِیلی خوش گُذَشت.	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
khayli khoshmazé bood	It was very delicious	خیلی خوشمزه بود.	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
khayli mamnoon	I’m very thankful	خِیلی مَمنون	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
khayli mamnoon	Thank you	خِیلی مَمنون	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations, The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
khayli mamnoon.	Thank you very much.	.خِیلی مَمنون	A Separation, Part 3
khayli zeebā-yee	you are very beautiful	خِیلی زیبایی	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
khazoonetam ghashangé	your fall is also beautiful	خزونتم قشنگه	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
kheesh	yourself; the self	خویش	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
kheeyāboon	street	خیابان	Transportation (Vocabulary Sprint)
kheeyābooné boland	short street	خیابونِ بُلَند	The Concept of "ezāfé"
kheeyābooné kootāh	long street	خیابونِ کوتاه	The Concept of "ezāfé"
kheeyabooné main	Main Street	خیابونِ مِین	The Concept of "ezāfé"
khers	bear	خِرس	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
khob, een sālon-é.	Ok, this is the living room.	خوب، این سالُنِه.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Uncle Ahmad
khob, khoshhāl shodam	Well, I became happy (to see/talk to you)	خوب خوشحال شُدَم	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
khob... lotf koneed tashreef beeyāreen hālā eenjā	well…I would really appreciate it if you would please do me a favor and come here now	خُب…لُطف کُنید تَشریف بیارین حالا اینجا	A Separation, Part 2
khob, oonvakht bā nezāfatesh ō eenā ké moshkelee nadāreen?	okay, so you don't have any issues with cleaning him and all?	خُب، اونوَقت با نِظافَتِش و اینا کِه مُشکِلی نَدارین؟	A Separation, Part 4
khob pas chee meegee?	well then, what are you saying?	خُب پَس چی می‌گی؟	A Separation, Part 5
khob, shomā begeen bé man zang bezanan. aslan emshab begeen beeyān man bebeenameshoon.	Well, you tell him to call me. As a matter of fact, you know, tell him to come see me tonight.	خُب، شُما بِگین بِه مَن زَنگ بِزَنَن. اَصلاً اِمشَب بِگین بیان مَن بِبینَمِشون.	A Separation, Part 3

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