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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
khoshhāl-een	You are happy (informal)	خوش‌حالین	The verb ‘To Be’
khoshhāl shodan	to become happy	خوشحال شُدَن	Compound Verbs
khoshk	dry	خُشک	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
khoshk-é	It's dry	خُشکِه	How to Talk About the Time and Weather
khoshmazé	tasty	خوش‌مَزِه	The Concept of "ezāfé"
khoshteep	handsome	خوش تیپ	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
khoshvaghtam	pleased to meet you	خوشوَقتَم	How to Greet People at Different Times of Day, Say Goodbye, and Introduce Yourself
kimiya ham dar austin bedonyā oomad	Kimiya was also born in Austin	کیمیا هم در آستین به‌دنیا اومد	Babies
kodoom	which	کُدوم	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
kodoom	which (one)	کُدوم	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
kofr	infidelity, disbelief	کُفر	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
kohné	worn	کُهنِه	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
kohné	ragged/old	کهنه	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
kojā	where	کُجا	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
kojā	where	کُجا	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
kojām?	where am I?	کُجام؟	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
kojāt dard meekoné?	where do you have pain?	کُجات دَرد می‌کُنِه؟	How to Talk About Feeling Under the Weather and Pain, and Parts of the Body
kojā-yee?	Where are you? (informal)	کُجایی؟	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
kojā-yeen?	Where are you? (formal)	کُجایین؟	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
kojā-yom?	where am I?	کُجایُم؟	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2

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