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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
khar too khar-é	literally 'there’s a donkey inside a donkey,' meaning 'things are crazy'	خَر تو خَرِه	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
khāstan	to want	خواستَن	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
khāstan	to want	خواستَن	Talking about Wants and Possibilities, Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
khasté boodan	to be tired	خَستِه بودَن	The Simple Past Tense
khāstegāree	asking for marriage	خواستِگاری	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
khastegee dar meekonam	I rest	خَستِگی دَر می‌کُنَم	How to Talk About Daily Routines
khasté nabāshee	lit. don’t be tired	خَستِه نَباشی	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
khasté nabāshee	literally: 'don’t be tired (informal).' meaning: you’ve worked so hard	خَسته نَباشی	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
khasté nabāsheed	I hope you are not tired	خَستِه نَباشید	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
khasté shod	to be tired stem	خَستِه شُد	Compound Verbs
khasté shodan	to be tired	خَستِه شُدَن	Compound Verbs
khatarnāk	dangerous	خَطَرناک	yoosofé gom gashté: Hafez's yoosofé gom gashté Part 5
khat ō neshoon ya'nee chee?	what "ultimatum"?	خَط و نِشون یَعنی چی؟	A Separation, Part 5
khayām, agar zé bādé mastee, khosh bāsh	Khayyam, if you are drunk with wine, be happy	خیام اگر ز باده مستی خوش باش	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Intro, khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
khaylee	very	خِیلی	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
khaylee kam-é	that's too little	خِیلی کَمِه	A Separation, Part 1
khaylee kāré khoobee kardeed tashreef āvordeen	it's very nice of you to have come	خِیلی کارِ خوبی کَردید تَشریف آوُردین	Meeting New People
khaylee khar-ee	literally 'you’re really a donkey' (informal), meaning 'you’re such an idiot'	خِیلی خَری	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
khaylee khoob-am	I’m very well	خِیلی خوبَم	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
(khaylee) khoob bood	It was (very) good.	(خِیلی) خوب بود.	The Simple Past Tense

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