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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
k’oo khabar ārad zé matloob andakee	to (go and) bring back a little news/information about our beloved/object of desire (i.e. the candle)	کو خَبَر آرَد زِ مَطلوب اَندَکی	Parable of the Moths, Part 1
k’oo khabar ārad zé matloob andakee	to (go and) bring back a little news/information about our beloved/object of desire (i.e. the candle)	کو خَبَر آرَد زِ مَطلوب اَندَکی
kootāh	short	کوتاه	The Concept of "ezāfé"
kooy	vicinity, direction, neighborhood	کوی	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
kooy	alley, suburb	کوی	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
kooyat	your alley/suburb	کویَت	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
kooyé kharābāt	back alleys of disrepute, street of the winehouse	کویِ خَرابات	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
kosh	happy/content	خوش	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
kosh bāsh	be glad/content	خوش باش	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
koshtee	wrestling	کُشتی	Sports (Vocabulary Sprint)
lab	lip	لب	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
labām	my lips	لبام	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
labāmō bastam	I closed my lips	لَبامو بَستَم	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Intro
labāmō bastam	I closed my lips	لبامو بستم	raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
lādan: dokhtar!	Girl!	لادَن: دُختَر!	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
lādan: dorost-é. khabar een-é ké man hāmelé hastam, va dar decembre bacheyé avalemoon bé donyā meeyād.	True, the news is that I'm pregnant, and in December, our first child is being born.	لادَن: دُرُستِه. خَبَر اینِه کِه مَن حامِلِه هَستَم، وَ دَر دِسامبر بَچِهٔ اَوَلِمون بِه دُنیا میاد.	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
lādan: khaylee mamnoon!	Thank you!	لادَن: خِیلی مَمنون!	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
lādan: khaylee vaght-é! khob, mā khaylee mashghool boodeem.	A long time! Well, we've been very busy.	لادَن: خِیلی وَقتِه! خُب، ما خِیلی مَشغول بودیم.	A Review Dialogue with Leyla, Matt and Ladan
lādan sheesh māh hāmel-ast	Ladan is six months pregnant	لادَن شيش ماه حامِلِه اَست	Babies
lākposht	turtle	لاک پُشت	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)

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