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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
khoshhāl-am	I am happy	خوشحالَم	khoshā emshō: Baba Taher's khoshā emshō Part 2
khoshhāl-an	They are happy	خوشحالَن	The verb ‘To Be’
khoshhālān	happy state of being	خوش‌حالان	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
khoshhāl boodan	They were happy	خوش‌حال بودَن	The Simple Past Tense
khoshhāl-é	He/she is happy	خوشحالِه	The verb ‘To Be’
khoshhāl-ee	You are happy	خوشحالی	The verb ‘To Be’
khoshhāl-eem	We are happy	خوشحالیم	The verb ‘To Be’
khoshhāl-een	You are happy (informal)	خوشحالین	The verb ‘To Be’
khoshhāl shodam deedamet	it was nice seeing you again	خوشحال شُدَم دیدَمِت	Meeting Up with Friends
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"
khosh meegzaré?	are things going well?	خوش می‌گذَرِه؟	Meeting Up with Friends
khosh oomadeen	welcome	خوش اومَدین	Tārof at a Gallery
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
kimiyā ham dar āustin bé donyā oomad	Kimiya was also born in Austin	کیمیا هَم دَر آستین بِه دُنیا اومَد	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)

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