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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
ké gonāhé degarān bar tō nakhāhand nevesht	they won’t record the sins of others for you	کِه گُناهِ دِگَران بَر تُو نَخواهَند نِوِشت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Intro
ké gooyad ké joz man kasee pādeshā-st?"	who says there is any king other than me?"	کِه گویَد کِه جُز مَن کَسی پادشاست
ké jāveedān jahān	that forever the world	کِه جاویدان جَهان	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
ké "joz kheeshtan-rā nadānam jahān	"I recognize no one in the world but myself	کِه جُز خویشتَن را نَدانَم جَهان
ké kardand har kas baroo āfareen	for which everyone praised him	کِه کَردَند هَر کَس بَرو آفَرین	Shahnameh, Part 5
ké “khosrō shodee bandegee-rā bekoosh!”	“when you become king, strive in servitude!”	کِه خُسرُو شُدی بَندِگی را بِکوش
keleesā	church	کِلیسا	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
ké marā meekhānad	that sings to me	کِه مَرا می‌خوانَد	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
ké marā meekhānad	that sings to me	کِه مَرا می‌خوانَد	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
ké mardom bé ma'nā ché bāshad yekee	to see what the true meaning of ‘human’ is	کِه مَردُم بِه مَعنی چِه باشَد یِکی	Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 6
ké mardom bé ma'nā ché bāshad yekee	to see what the true meaning of ‘human’ is	کِه مَردُم بِه مَعنی چِه باشَد یِکی
kenāré	next to	کِنارِ	dobāré meesāzamat vatan: Simin Behbahani's dobāré meesāzamat vatan Part 5
kenāré	next to	کِنارِ	Prepositions
keneesé	synagogue	کِنیسِه	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
kenesht	synagogue, church, temple	کِنِشت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 4
ké oo pahlavānee bovad nāmdār	for he is famous (for his) heroism	کِه او پَهلَوانی بُوَد نامدار	Shahnameh, Part 5
ké oo-yast bar neek ō bad rahnamāy!"	for he is the guide on good and evil!"	کِه اویَست بَر نیک و بَد رَهنَمای	Shahnameh, Part 3
kerdāré neek	good deeds	کِردارِ نیک	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 3
kerem	cream	کِرِم	More About Pain and Illness
kerm	worm	کَرم	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)

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