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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
gāv	cow	گاو	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
geesoo	hair	گیسو	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
geesoo	hair	گیسو	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
geesooyam	my hair	گیسویَم	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
geesooyat	your hair	گیسویَت	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
geesooyé khoshbakht	happy hair		fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 3
geeyā rost bā chand goonéyé derakht	plants grew, along with many kinds of trees	گیا رُست با چَند گونِهٔ دِرَخت	Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 4
gerdoo	walnuts	گِردو	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals, How to Discuss Breakfast
gereftand har yek sezāvār jāy	each one taking its proper/rightful place	گِرِفتَند هَر یِک سِزاوار جای	Shahnameh, On the Creation of the World, Part 2
geroon	expensive	گِرون	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
geroontar	more expensive	گِرون‌تَر	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
geroontareen	most expensive	گِرون‌تَرین	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
geryé	tears	گِریِه	Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
ghābelé shomā rō nadāre	it's not worthy of you	قابِلِ شُما رُو نَدارِه	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
ghablee	previous, former, as before	قَبلی	Meeting Up with Friends
ghadam	foot, pace, step	قَدَم	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 5
ghadam zadan	to measure the length of something in steps, walk	قَدَم زَدَن	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 5
ghadetoon meeresé?	can you reach it?	قَدِتون می‌رِسِه؟	A Separation, Part 1
ghahvé	coffee	قَهوِه	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai), How to Discuss Breakfast, Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
ghahvé bā kerem va shekar	coffee with cream and sugar	قَهوِه با کِرِم وَ شِکَر	How to Discuss Breakfast

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