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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
ké delam meekhāhad	that my heart wants	که دلم می‌‌خواهد	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 4
ké delam meekhāhad	that my heart wants	که دلم می‌خواهد	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
kee	who	کی	How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten, How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases
kee barāyé man darkhāsté talāgh dād?	who gave me a request for divorce?	کی بَرایِ مَن دَرخواستِ طَلاق داد؟	A Separation, Part 5
kee eenjā fārsi zabān-é?	who here speaks Persian?	كى اينجا فارسى زَبانِه؟	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
ké een-ā hesāb neest	that these things don't count	کِه اینا حِساب نیست	Giving Thanks
keefé pool	wallet	کیفِ پول	Getting Attention
kee khooné zendegeeyesh-ō vel kard raft?	who turned their back on their home and life and left?	کی خونِه زِندِگیِشُو وِل کَرد رَفت؟	A Separation, Part 5
keené	grudge	کینِه	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4
keené	grudge	کینِه	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
keenehā	grudges	کینِه ها	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 5
keenehā	grudges	کینِه ها	deevané shō: Rumi's deevané shō Part 4
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 jāveedān jahān	that forever the world	کِه جاویدان جَهان	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 4
ké kardand har kas baroo āfareen	for which everyone praised him	کِه کَردَند هَر کَس بَرو آفَرین	Shahnameh, Part 5
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 Part 3
ké marā meekhānad	that sings to me	که مرا می‌خواند	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Intro
ké mardom bé ma'nee 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
kenāré	next to	کِنارِ	Prepositions

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