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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
ghahvé bā sheer	coffee with milk	قَهوِه با شیر	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
ghahvé khooné	coffeeshop	قَهوِه خونِه	How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession
ghahveyee	brown	قَهوِیی	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors), Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
ghahvéyé torkee	Turkish coffee	قَهوِهٔ تُرکی	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
ghalat	wrong, incorrect, mistake	غَلَط‌	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
ghalat-hā	mistakes	غَلَط‌ها	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
ghalat kardee	you messed up	غَلَط‌ کَردی	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3
ghalb	heart	قَلب	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 2
ghalb	heart	قَلب	Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
gham	sorrow	غَم	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
gham	grief, sorrow	غَم	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 2
ghamet ché rang vārang-é	your sorrow has so many colors	غَمِت چِه رَنگ وارَنگِه	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
ghamgeen	sad	غَمگین	Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)
gham makhor!	don't grieve!	غَم مَخُور	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 2
ghand	sugar cube	قَند	How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
gharār	plan, stability	قَرار	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
gharār-é beram khooné	I plan to go home	قَرارِه بِرَم خونِه	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
gharār-é māhee bokhoram	I plan to eat fish	قَرارِه ماهی بُخُورم	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
gharār nabood	it was not the plan	قَرار نَبود	rooz ō shab: Rumi's rooz ō shab Part 2
ghāroon	ghāroon, the richest man	قارون	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3

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