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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(man) mojaradam	I am single	(مَن) مُجَرَّدَم	How to Talk About Love and Friendship
(man) momken-é bā tō cinemā beram	I might go to the movies with you	(مَن) مُمکِنِه با تُو سینِما بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) mooseeghee doost dāram	I like music	(مَن) موسیقی دوست دارَم	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) nabāyad bā tō cinemā beram	I shouldn’t go to the movies with you	(مَن) نَباید با تُو سینِما بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) nabāyad beram	I shouldn’t go/I don’t have to go	(مَن) نَبایَد بِرَم	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) nadāram	I don’t have	(مَن) نَدارَم	The verb ‘To Have’
man: na, khaylee 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’

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