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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| khālé farnoosh: az cancun. tō chetori? | From Cancun. How are you? | خالِه فَرنوش: اَز کانکون. تو چِطوری؟ | |
| khālé farnoosh: hamé khoob-an! salām ham meeresoonan! | Everyone is well! They say hello! | خالِه فَرنوش: هَمِه خوبَن! سَلام هَم می‌رِسونَن! | |
| khālé farnoosh: havā ālee boodé. faghat roozé aval bāroon meeyoomad. | The weather has been great. Only on the first day, it rained. | خالِه فَرنوش: هَوا عالی بودِه. فَقَط روزِ اَوَل بارون می‌اومَد. | |
| khālé farnoosh: khaylee! khob, khodāhāfez azizam. bé hamé salām beresoon. | Very! Well, goodbye dear. Say hello to everyone. | خالِه فَرنوش: خِیلی! خُب، خُداحافِظ عَزیزَم. بِه هَمِه سَلام بِرِسون. | |
| khālé farnoosh: khob, bé omeedé deedār, behtar-é man barāyé shenā bargardam! | Well, hope to see you soon, I better get back to swimming! | خالِه فَرنوش: خُب، بِه اُمیدِ دیدار، بِهتَرِه مَن بَرایِ شِنا بَرگَردَم! | |
| khālé farnoosh: khob, deerooz rafteem khareed, emrooz oomadeem labé sāhel va fardā ham tour gerefteem shahr-ō begardeem. | Well, yesterday, we went shopping; today, we came to the beach; and tomorrow, we got a tour to see the town. | خالِه فَرنوش: خُب، دیروز رَفتیم خَرید، اِمروز اومَدیم لَبِ ساحِل وَ فَردا هَم تور گِرِفتیم شَهرو بِگَردیم. | |
| khālé farnoosh: salām leylā jān! | Hi Leyla dear! | خالِه فَرنوش: سَلام لِیلا جان! | |
| khandé | laughter | خَندِه | |
| khāné | home | خانِه | |
| khāné | house | خانِه | |
| khāné | house, home | خانِه | |
| khānevadé | family | خانِوادِه | |
| khānevādé | family | خانِوادِه | |
| khānevādé tashreef nadāran? | the family isn't there? | خانِوادِه تَشریف نَدارَن؟ | |
| khānevādeyé bozorg | big family | خانواده بزرگ | |
| khānevādeyé koocheek | small family | خانواده کوچک | |
| khānéyé eshgh | house of love | خانِهٔ عِشق | |
| khānom | Mrs., Ms., ma'am, miss, lady | خانُم | |
| khānom, een sheeré okseejenesh-ō nabasté boodeenā seft | you know, ma'am, you didn't close this oxygen valve tight enough | خانُم، این شیرِ اُکسیژِنِشو نَبَستِه بودینا سِفت | |
| khānomé shams | Mrs. Shams, Ms. Shams | خانُمِ شَمس |