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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
khāk bar saret	literally 'dirt on your head' (informal) meaning...something not nice in English...	خاک بَر سَرِت	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
khāké eshgh	the soil of love	خاکِ عِشق	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 2
khākestar	ash	خاکِستر	Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
khākestaree	gray	خاکِستری	Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
khalabān	pilot	خَلَبان	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
khālé	aunt (maternal)	خالِه	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names
khālé	aunt (maternal)	خالِه	How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
khālee	devoid, empty, unoccupied	خالی	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
khālee	empty	خالی	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
khālee shod	he/she/it became devoid, empty, unoccupied	خالی شُد	sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love): Nezami Ganjavi's sokhanee chand dar eshgh (A Few Words on Love) Part 4
khālé Farnaz: ālee-yé!	Great!	خالِه فَرناز: عالیِه!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
khālé Farnaz: āré, rāst meegee.	Yes, you're right.	خالِه فَرناز: آرِه، راست می‌گی.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
khālé Farnaz: ba’ad az nāhār meereem cinemā.	After lunch we'll go to the movies.	خالِه فَرناز: بَعد اَز ناهار می‌ریم سینِما.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
khalé Farnaz: balé, salām Leylā jān!	Yes, hello Leyla dear!	خالِه فَرناز: بَلِه، سَلام لِیلا جان!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
khālé Farnaz: bé engeleesee meeshé ‘Les Misérables’.	In English, it's 'Les Misérables'.	خالِه فَرناز: بِه اِنگِلیسی می‌شِه «Les Misérables».	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
khālé Farnaz: doost dāree bereem cinemā?	Would you like for us to go to the movies?	خالِه فَرناز: دوست داری بِریم سینِما؟	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
khālé Farnaz: fardā khoob-é!	Tomorrow is good.	خالِه فَرناز: فَردا خوبِه!	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
khālé Farnaz: feelmé ‘beenavāyān.'	The film 'Beenavāyān.'	خالِه فَرناز: فیلمِ «بینَوایان».	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
khālé Farnaz: khaylee khoob-é.	It's very good.	خالِه فَرناز: خِیلی خوبِه.	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz
khālé Farnaz: khob, sā’até chand meeyāy?	Well, what time will you come?	خالِه فَرناز: خُب، ساعَتِ چَند می‌آی؟	A Dialogue between Leyla and Aunt Farnaz

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