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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
(man) sohbat meekonam	I speak	(مَن) صُحبَت می‌کُنَم	Review of Unit 3
(man) tabee’at doost dāram	I like nature	(مَن) طَبیعَت دوست دارَم	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) tabee’at doost nadāram	I do not like nature	(مَن) طَبیعَت دوست نَدارَم	How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
man tāblō-hārō behetoon mo'arefee meekonam	I'll introduce the paintings to you	مَن تابلُو‌ها رُو بِهِتون مُعَرِفی می‌کُنَم	Tārof at a Gallery
(man) tamāshā kardam	I watched	(مَن) تَماشا کَردَم	Compound Verbs
(man) tamāshā meekonam	I watch	(مَن) تَماشا می‌کُنَم	Present Continuous Tense
(man) tamreen kardam	I practiced	(مَن) تَمرین کَردَم	Compound Verbs
(man) telephon kardam	I made a call	(مَن) تِلِفُن کَردَم	Compound Verbs
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	مَنزِل	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
manzel	house, home	مَنزِل	Tārof When Welcoming Guests
manzelé khodetoon-é	make yourself at home!	مَنزِلِ خودِتونِه	Tārof When Welcoming Guests
manzelé mā	our house	مَنزِلِ ما	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
manzelé man	my house	مَنزِلِ مَن	The Etiquette of Being Hosted
(mā) podcast dāreem	We have a podcast	(ما) پادکَست داریم.	The verb ‘To Have’

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