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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| man faghat saré haft ō neem bāyad az khooné beram beeroon | I only have to be at work at half past seven | مَن فَقَط سَرِ هَفت و نیم بایَد اَز خونِه بِرَم بیرون | A Separation, Part 1 |
| (man) fārsi meefahmam | I understand Persian | (مَن) فارسی می‌فَهمَم | How to Speak About the Languages You Know |
| (man) fārsi sohbat nemeekonam | I don’t speak Persian | (مَن) فارسی صُحبَت نِمی‌کُنَم | How to Speak About the Languages You Know |
| man goftam har rooz meeyām valee rāham khaylee door-é. deegé nemeetoonam beeyām | I did say I'd come every day, but my commute is a very long way. I just can't come | مَن گُفتَم هَر روز می‌آم وَلی راهَم خِیلی دورِه. دیگِه نِمی‌تونَم بیام | A Separation, Part 2 |
| man ham bābām dāghoon shodé! | my dad has been destroyed, too! | مَن هَم بابام داغون شُدِه! | A Separation, Part 5 |
| man ham dooset dāram | I like/love you too | مَن هَم دوسِت دارَم | How to Talk About Love and Friendship |
| man hāmel-am | I am pregnant | مَن حامِلِه‌اَم | Babies |
| man ham khaylee khoshvaghtam | very pleased to meet you, too | مَن هَم خِیلی خوشوَقتَم | Meeting New People |
| man ham khaylee khoshvaghtam. bebakhsheed, esmetoon? | Very pleased to meet you, too. Sorry, what's your name? | مَن هَم خِیلی خوشوَقتَم. بِبَخشید اِسمِتون؟ | Meeting New People |
| (man) hastam | I am | (مَن) هَستَم | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| (man) irānee hastam | I am Iranian | (مَن) ایرانی هَستَم | The verb ‘To Be’ |
| (man) kamee fārsi sohbat meekonam | I speak a bit of Persian | (مَن) کَمی فارسی صُحبَت می‌کُنَم | How to Speak About the Languages You Know |
| (man) kāram-ō doost nadāram | I do not like my job | (مَن) کارَمُو دوست نَدارَم | How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes |
| (man) kardam | I did | (مَن) کَردَم | Compound Verbs, The Simple Past Tense |
| (man) kār kardam | I did work | (مَن) کار کَردَم | Compound Verbs |
| (man) kār meekonam | I work | (مَن) کار می‌کُنَم | How to Talk About Daily Routines |
| (man) kār meekonam | I work | (مَن) کار می‌کُنَم | How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work |
| (man) kār meekonam | I work | (مَن) کار می‌کُنَم | Present Continuous Tense |
| (man) kār nemeekonam | I don’t work | (مَن) کار نِمی‌کُنَم | How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work |
| man keleedé eenjā ram barātoon meezāram eenjā | I'll also leave the key here for you | مَن کِلیدِ اینجا را هَم بَراتون می‌ذارَم اینجا | A Separation, Part 1 |