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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
khooneyé oo	his/her house	خونِهِ او	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
khooneyé shomā	your house (formal)	خونِهِ شُما	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
khooneyé tō	your house (informal)	خونِهِ تو	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
khoordeyee	a little bit	خوردِه‌ای	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
khor	to eat stem	خور	Review of Unit 3
khord	ate	خورد	Review of Unit 3
khordan	to eat	خوردَن	Review of Unit 3
khordanee	things to eat	خوردَنی	How to Discuss Breakfast, How To Discuss Travel
khordeyee	a little bit	خُردِه‌ای	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
khoresh	stew	خورِش	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
khoreshé bādemjoon	eggplant stew	خورِشِ بادِمجون	Persian Food
khoreshé fesenjoon	fesenjoon	خورِشِ فِسِنجون	Persian Food
khoreshé ghormé sabzee	a popular type of Persian stew	خورِشِ قُرمِه سَبزی	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
khoreshé ghormé sabzi	ghormeh sabzi (green stew)	خورِشِ قورمِه سَبزی	Persian Food
khoroos	rooster	خُروس	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
khosh	happy, joyous	خوش	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
khoshā	good time, happy	خوشا	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
khoshā emshō	what a happy night	خوشا اِمشو	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
khosh akhlāgh	good attitude	خوش اَخلاق	Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
khosh āmadee!	(you’re) welcome! (informal)	خوش آمَدی	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted

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