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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
niloufar: een doogh, een āb bedooné yakh.	This is doogh, and this is water without ice.	نیلوفَر: این دوغ، این آب بِدونِ یَخ.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
niloufar: een ham fesenjoon. cheezé deegé-yee barātoon biāram?	Here's fesenjoon. Can I bring you anything else?	نیلوفَر: این هَم فِسِنجون. چیزِ دیگِه ای بَراتون بیارَم؟	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
niloufar: emshab az shomā pazeerāyee meekonam.	Tonight I'll be taking care of you.	نیلوفَر: اِمشَب اَز شُما پَذیرایی می‌کُنَم.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
niloufar: fesenjoonemoon ālee-yé.	Our fesenjoon is great.	نیلوفَر: فِسِنجونِمون عالیِه.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
niloufar: ghazā chee mayl dāreen?	What would you like to eat?	نیلوفَر: غَذا چی مِیل دارین؟	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
niloufar: noosheedanee chee mayl dāreen?	What would you like to drink?	نیلوفَر: نوشیدَنی چی مِیل دارین؟	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
niloufar: nooshé jan.	Enjoy.	نیلوفر: نوشِ جان.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
niloufar: salām, man neeloofar hastam.	Hello, I am Niloufar.	نیلوفَر: سَلام، مَن نیلوفَر هَستَم.	A Dialogue in a Restaurant
nō	new	نُو	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 2
nobaté mané	It's my turn	نوبت منه.	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
noghré	silver	نُقرِه	Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
noghreyee	silvery	نقره‌یی	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 5
noghreyee	silver color	نقره ِی	Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
noh	9	نُه	How to Talk More About Your Family, and How to Count to Ten
nohom	9th	نُهُم	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
nohsad	900	نُهصَد	More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons
noon barbaree	barbari bread	نون بَربَری	How to Discuss Breakfast
noon lavāsh	thin bread	نون لَواش	How to Discuss Breakfast
noon ō karé	bread and butter	نون و کَرِه	How to Discuss Breakfast
noon ō paneer	bread and feta	نون و پَنیر	How to Talk More About Food and Specific Persian Meals

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