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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
neest	isn't	نیست	dar golestané: Sohrab Sepehri's dar golestané Part 2
neest	is not	نیست	shād zee: Rudaki's shād zee Part 2
neestee	not being	نیستی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
neestee ast	is to not be	نیستی است	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 3
neez	also, too	نیز	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 5
nemeefahmam	I don’t understand	نِمی‌فَهمَم	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
nemeekhoonan nemeegan	they don’t sing, they don’t speak	نمی خونن نمی گن	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
nemeeresam	I won’t get there	نِمی‌رِسَم	How To Discuss Travel
nemeeshe	It's not possible	نمی‌شه	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
nemeetoonam	I can't	نمی‌تونم.	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
nemeetoonam beeshtar bokhoram	I can't eat more	نمی‌تونم بیشتر بخورم؟	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
neshasté	sitting, seated	نِشَستِه	rendee deedam : Omar Khayyam's rendee deedam Part 2
neshastee	you are sitting	نِشَستی	khosh bāsh: Omar Khayyam's khosh bāsh Part 2
nesheen	sit! (you, informal)	نِشین	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
neveesandé	writer	نِویسَندِه	How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
nevesht	write	نِوِشت	aybé rendān makon: Hafez's aybé rendān makon Part 2
neyestān	reedbed	نِیِستان	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
niloufar: befarmāyeen.	Here you go.	نیلوفَر: بِفَرمایین.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
niloufar: beseeyār ālee.	Wonderful.	نیلوفَر: بِسیار عالی.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
niloufar: chashm. alān bar meegardam.	Ok, I'll be right back.	نیلوفَر: چَشم. اَلان بَرمی‌گَردَم.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant

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