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khālé farnoosh: ālee-yé, yé restoorāné mahalee rafteem deerooz ké ghazāsh ālee bood. Great, we went to a local restaurant that had excellent food. خالِه فَرنوش: عالیِه، یِه رِستورانِ مَحَلّی رَفتیم دیروز کِه غَذاش عالی بود. A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: āré azizam, jāt khaylee khāli-yé! Yes dear, you are missed! خالِه فَرنوش: آرِه عَزیزَم، جات خِیلی خالیِه! A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: āré khob. meedoonee ké delemoon barāt khaylee tang shodé, vali vāgh’an mosāferat lāzem dāshteem. Well, yes. You know that we miss you very much, but we really needed a vacation. خالِه فَرنوش: آرِه خُب. می‌دونی کِه دِلِمون بَرات خِیلی تَنگ شُدِه، وَلی واقِعاً مُسافِرَت لازِم داشتیم. A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: āré! yā mā meeyāym austin. Yes! Or we will come to Austin. خالِه فَرنوش: آرِه! یا ما می‌آیم آستین. A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: az cancun. tō chetori? From Cancun. How are you? خالِه فَرنوش: اَز کانکون. تو چِطوری؟ A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: hamé khoob-an! salām ham meeresoonan! Everyone is well! They say hello! خالِه فَرنوش: هَمِه خوبَن! سَلام هَم می‌رِسونَن! A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: havā ālee boodé. faghat roozé aval bāroon meeyoomad. The weather has been great. Only on the first day, it rained. خالِه فَرنوش: هَوا عالی بودِه. فَقَط روزِ اَوَل بارون می‌اومَد. A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: khaylee! khob, khodāhāfez azizam. bé hamé salām beresoon. Very! Well, goodbye dear. Say hello to everyone. خالِه فَرنوش: خِیلی! خُب، خُداحافِظ عَزیزَم. بِه هَمِه سَلام بِرِسون. A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: khob, bé omeedé deedār, behtar-é man barāyé shenā bargardam! Well, hope to see you soon, I better get back to swimming! خالِه فَرنوش: خُب، بِه اُمیدِ دیدار، بِهتَرِه مَن بَرایِ شِنا بَرگَردَم! A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: khob, deerooz rafteem khareed, emrooz oomadeem labé sāhel va fardā ham tour gerefteem shahr-ō begardeem. Well, yesterday, we went shopping; today, we came to the beach; and tomorrow, we got a tour to see the town. خالِه فَرنوش: خُب، دیروز رَفتیم خَرید، اِمروز اومَدیم لَبِ ساحِل وَ فَردا هَم تور گِرِفتیم شَهرو بِگَردیم. A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khālé farnoosh: salām leylā jān! Hi Leyla dear! خالِه فَرنوش: سَلام لِیلا جان! A Dialogue between Leyla and Her Aunt Farnoosh
khandé laughter خَندِه Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
khāné home خانِه deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 3
khāné house, home خانِه aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
khāné house خانِه sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 5
khānevadé family خانِوادِه Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
khānevādé family خانِوادِه How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
khānevādé tashreef nadāran? the family isn't there? خانِوادِه تَشریف نَدارَن؟ A Separation, Part 4
khānevādeyé bozorg big family خانواده بزرگ Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
khānevādeyé koocheek small family خانواده کوچک Families (Vocabulary Sprint)