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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
mozāhem neestee	You are not trouble (informal)	مزاحم نیستی	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
mozāhem neesteen	You are not trouble (formal)	مزاحم نیستین	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
na	no, not	نَه	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
na	no	نَه	How to Say Where You Live, and Answer Simple Questions
na	no, not	نَه	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
na, ayb nadāré. oon ham jāyé pedaram-é	no, no worries, I would treat him as I treat my father	نَه، عِیب (عِب) نَدارِه. اون هَم جایِ پِدَرَمِه	A Separation, Part 4
na bābā	literally: 'no father.' meaning: no way	نَه بابا	Common Persian Sayings and Expressions
nābarādaree	stepbrother	نابرادرى	Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
nabāt	rock candy	نَبات	More About Pain and Illness
nabāyad	mustn’t/shouldn’t	نَبایَد	Talking about Wants and Possibilities
nabāyad	must not	نَبایَد	shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
na, bé khodā	no, by god	نه، بخدا	Introducing 'Tārof'
na deegé	not really	نَه دیگِه	A Separation, Part 1
nafeer	inside of an instrument (cry)	نَفیر	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
nafeeram	my insides	نَفیرَم	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
na, gorosné neestam	No, I’m not hungry	نَه گُرُسنِه نیستَم	How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted
nāhār	lunch	ناهار	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals, Food (Vocabulary Sprint)
nāhār hāzer-é	Lunch is ready.	ناهار حاضِرِه	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals
nāhār khordan	to eat lunch	ناهار خوردَن	How to Talk About Daily Routines
najost	did not seek	نَجُست	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4

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