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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| na, mamnoon-am | no, thank you | نَه، ممنونَم | |
| na man az pardé-yé taghvā bé dar oftādam o bas | it’s not only me who fell from the veil of piety | نَه مَن اَز پَردِهٔ تَقوا بِه دَراُفتادَم و بَس | |
| na, man fe’lan mojarad-am | no, I'm currently single | نِه، مَن فِعلاً مُجَرَّدَم | |
| na, (man) kāram-ō doost nadāram | no, I don’t like my job | نَه، (مَن) کارَمُو دوست نَدارَم | |
| na, man neemeekhām begam ké shomā-rō meeshenāsam. nagoftam meeyām eenjā barāyé kār… | I don’t want him to know that you know me. I didn’t tell him I was coming here for work. | نَه، مَن نِمی‌خوام بِگَم کِه شُما رو می‌شِناسَم. نَگفتَم می‌آم اینجا بَرایِ (بَرِه) کار… | |
| na, merci | no, thank you | نَه، مِرسی | |
| na, merci | no, thank you | نَه، مِرسی | |
| nāmzad | fiancé | نامزَد | |
| nāmzadee | engagement | نامزَدی | |
| na, oon-ō khodam meedoonam bāyad chekār konam | no, I myself know what to do with him | نَه، اونُو خودُو می‌دونَم بایَد چِکار کُنَم | |
| nāpedaree | step father | ناپدرى | |
| naraft | to not go stem | نَرَفت | |
| naraftan | to not go | نَرَفتَن | |
| nārāhat | uncomfortable | ناراحَت | |
| nārāhat shod | he/she became unhappy | ناراحَت شُد | |
| nārāhat shodan | to become unhappy | ناراحَت شُدَن | |
| nārangee | mandarin orange | نارَنگی | |
| nāranjee | orange | نارَنجی | |
| naroondam | I didn't drive | نروندم | |
| naroondee | you didn't drive | نروندی |