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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
man: na, khayli mamnoon, fe'lan hameen khoobé.	No, thank you. For now this is great.	مَرد: نَه، خِیلی مَمنون، فِعلاً هَمین خوبِه.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
(man) nakhordām	I didn’t eat	(مَن) نَخوردَم	Review of Unit 3
(man) nāmzad dāram	I have a fiancé	(مَن) نامزَد دارَم	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
(man) naraftam	I didn’t go	(مَن) نَرَفتَم	The Simple Past Tense
(man) nārāhat shodam	I became unhappy	(مَن) ناراحَت شُدَم	Compound Verbs
(man) neestam	I am not	(مَن) نیستَم	The verb ‘To Have’
(man) nemeedoonam	I don’t know	(مَن) نِمی‌دونَم	Present Continuous Tense
(man) nemeekhām beram	I don’t want to go	(مَن) نِمی‌‌خوام بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) nemeesheenam	I don’t sit	(مَن) نِمی‌‌شینَم	Present Continuous Tense
(man) nemeetoonam āvāz bekhoonam	I can’t sing	(مَن) نِمی‌تونَم آواز بِخونَم	The Simple Subjunctive
(man) nemeetoonam beram	I can’t go	(مَن) نِمی‌‌تونَم بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
man oomadam dāram bā tō harf meezanam rājebé termé	I've come here to talk to you about Termeh	مَن اومَدَم دارَم با تُو حَرف می‌زَنَم راجِبِ تِرمِه	A Separation, Part 5
man ō tō sohbat kardeem	You and I spoke	مَن و تو صُحبَت کَردیم	Review of Unit 3
(man) panj māsheen dāram	I have five cars	(مَن) پَنج ماشین دارَم.	The verb ‘To Have’
(man) panj tā māsheen dāram	I have five cars	(مَن) پَنج تا ماشین دارَم.	The verb ‘To Have’
man: pas barāmoon fesenjoon beeyāreen.	Then bring us fesenjoon.	مَرد:‌ پَس بَرامون فِسِنجون بیارین.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
man poolé zoor bé kesee nemeedam	I won't give anyone forced money	مَن پولِ زور بِه کِسی نِمی‌دَم	A Separation, Part 5
man rā	to me	من‌را	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
(man) raftam	I went	(مَن) رَفتَم	The Simple Past Tense
(man) sā’até haft sobhāné meekhoram	I eat breakfast at 7	(مَن) ساعَتِ هَفت صُبحانِه می‌خورَم	How to Talk About Daily Routines

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