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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
man telephon zadam	I made a call	مَن تِلِفُن زَدَم	Telephoning and Other Structured Infinitives
(man) vakeel hastam.	I am a lawyer.	(مَن) وََکیل هَستَم.	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(man) varzesh doost dāram.	I like sports.	(مَن) وَرزِش دوست دارَم.	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
man yé khāhar dāram.	I have a sister.	مَن یِه خواهَر دارَم	How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
(man) yé morghé sefeed dāram.	I have one (a) white chicken.	(مَن) یِه مُرغِ سِفید دارَم.	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors)
(man) zan dāram	I have a wife	(مَن) زَن دارَم	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
manzel	home	منزل	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
manzelé mā	our house	منزل ما	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
manzelé man	my house	منزل من	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
(mā) podcast dāreem	We have a podcast	(ما) پادکَست داریم.	The verb ‘To Have’
mār	snake	مار	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
marā	to me	مرا	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 3
(mā) rafteem	We went	(ما) رَفتیم	The Simple Past Tense
mard	man	مَرد	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
mard	man	مَرد	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
mardān	men	مَردان	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
mard: bejāsh meetooneem yek jā shām bokhoreem.	Instead we can go somewhere to eat dinner.	مَرد: بِجاش می‌تونیم یِک جا شام بُخوریم.	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
mard: ché feelmee?	What movie?	مَرد: چِه فیلمی؟	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
mard: een nazdeek yek restoorāné cheenee bāz shodé.	Near here there's a Chinese restaurant that just opened.	مَرد: این نَزدیک یِک رِستورانِ چینی باز شُدِه.	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
mard: espāgetti chetor?	How about spaghetti?	مَرد: اِسپاگِتی چِطور؟	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight

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