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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
na merci no thank you نَه مِرسی How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)
na, merci no, thank you نه، مرسی Introducing 'Tārof'
nāmzad fiancé نامزد Proposals, Marriages and Weddings, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
nāmzadee engagement نامزدی Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
na, oon-ō khodam meedoonam bāyad chekār konam no, I myself know what to do with him نَه، اونُو خودُو می‌دونَم بایَد چِکار کُنَم A Separation, Part 5
nāpedaree step father ناپدرى Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
naraft to not go stem نَرَفت The Simple Past Tense
naraftan to not go نَرَفتَن The Simple Past Tense
nārāhat uncomfortable ناراحَت The Concept of "ezāfé"
nārāhat shod he/she became unhappy ناراحَت شُد Compound Verbs
nārāhat shodan to become unhappy ناراحَت شُدَن Compound Verbs
nārangee mandarin orange نارَنگی Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
nāranjee orange نارَنجی How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors), Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
naroondam I didn't drive نروندم raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
naroondee you didn't drive نروندی raz: Ahmad Shamlou's raz Part 3
naseem breeze, waft نَسیم payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
naseem breeze نَسیم barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
naseemé bādé noroozee the waft of Nowruz-y winds نَسیمِ بادِ نُوروزی payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
naseemé ja’adé geesooyat the breeze passing through the curls of your hair نَسیمِ جَعدِ گیسویَت barafshān: Hafez's barafshān Part 2
nashāyad ké nāmat nahand ādamee the title ‘human being’ you can’t share! نشاید که نامت نهند آدمی bani ādam: Saadi's bani ādam Intro