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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
khānoom	Mrs/Ms.	خانُم	The Concept of "ezāfé"
khanoomé portmané zeebā	the beautiful Mrs. Portman	خانُمِ پُرتمَنِ زیبا	The Concept of "ezāfé"
khānoom shams	Ms. Shams	خانُم شَمس	The Concept of "ezāfé"
khar	donkey	خَر	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
khar	literally 'donkey,' meaning 'idiot'	خَر	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
khār	thorn	خار	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 5
kharāb	ruined	خَراب	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
kharābam meekonad	it ruins me	خَرابَم می‌کُنَد	barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
kharābāt	ruins, disrepute, winehouse	خَرابات	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 6
kharchang	crab	خرچنگ	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
khareed	shopping	خَرید	Meeting New People
khareedār: āhā, balé, een gardanband khaylee ghashang-é.	Ah yes, this necklace is very nice.	خَریدار: آها، بَلِه، این گَردَنبَند خِیلی قَشَنگِه.	Dialogue in a Store While Buying Jewelry
khareedār: balé. vali een ham talāyé 22 hast?	Yes, but is this also 22-karat gold?	خَریدار: بَلِه. وَلی این هَم طَلایِ ۲۲ هَست؟	Dialogue in a Store While Buying Jewelry
khareedār: dorost-é, vali barāyé man khaylee geroon-é. cheezé deegeyee nadāreen?	True, but for me it's too much. Do you have anything else?	خَریدار: دُرُستِه، وَلی بَرایِ مَن خِیلی گِرونِه. چیزِ دیگِه‌یی نَدارین؟	Dialogue in a Store While Buying Jewelry
khareedār: khāhesh meekonam. befarmāyeen.	Thank you, here you go.	خَریدار: خواهِش می‌کُنَم. بِفَرمایین.	Dialogue in a Store While Buying Jewelry
khareedār: ma'zerat meekhām. een dastband chand-é?	Excuse me, how much is this bracelet?	خَریدار: مَعذِرَت می‌خوام، این دَست‌بَند چَندِه؟	Dialogue in a Store While Buying Jewelry
khareedār: na, barāyé dokhtaram. hameen gardanband ālee-yé. befarmāyeen, een ham deveest dolār naghd.	No, for my daughter. This necklace is great, and here is $200 cash.	خَریدار: نَه، بَرای دُختَرَم. هَمین گَردَنبَند عالیِه. بِفَرمایین، این هَم دِویست دُلار نَقد.	Dialogue in a Store While Buying Jewelry
khareedār: seesad dolār? benazar zeeyād meeyād.	300 dollars? It seems expensive.	خَریدار: سی‌صَد دُلار؟ بِه‌نَظَر زیاد می‌آد. ‌	Dialogue in a Store While Buying Jewelry
khāré moghaylān	a kind of Arabian or Egyptian thorn	خارِ مُغِیلان	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 5
khargoosh	rabbit	خرگوش	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)

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