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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
(man) meekonam I do (مَن) می‌کُنَم Present Continuous Tense
(man) meeram I go (مَن) می‌رَم Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) meeram I go (مَن) می‌‌رَم Present Continuous Tense
(man) meesheenam I sit (مَن) می‌شینَم Tārof When Welcoming Guests
(man) meetoonam I can (مَن) می‌تونَم The Simple Subjunctive
(man) meetoonam āvāz bekhoonam I can sing (مَن) می‌‌تونَم آواز بِخونَم The Simple Subjunctive
(man) meetoonam bā tō cinemā beram I can go to the movies with you (مَن) می‌تونَم با تُو سینِما بِرَم Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) meetoonam beram I can go (مَن) می‌تونَم بِرَم Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) meetoonam khoshhāl bāsham I can be happy (مَن) می‌تونَم خوشحال باشَم Subjunctive To Have and To Be
(man) meeyandāzam I throw (مَن) می‌اَندازَم Thanking a Shopowner
(man) meeyāram I bring (مَن) می‌آرَم The Simple Subjunctive
(man) meeyāram I bring (مَن) می‌آرَم Thanking a Shopowner
(man) meezāram I put (مَن) می‌ذارَم The Simple Subjunctive
(man) mo’alem hastam I am a teacher (مَن) مُعَلِّم هَستَم How to Talk About Your Job and Where You Work
(man) mojaradam I am single (مَن) مُجَرَّدَم How to Talk About Love and Friendship
(man) momken-é bā tō cinemā beram I might go to the movies with you (مَن) مُمکِنِه با تُو سینِما بِرَم Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) mooseeghee doost dāram I like music (مَن) موسیقی دوست دارَم How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes
(man) nabāyad bā tō cinemā beram I shouldn’t go to the movies with you (مَن) نَباید با تُو سینِما بِرَم Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) nabāyad beram I shouldn’t go/I don’t have to go (مَن) نَبایَد بِرَم Talking about Wants and Possibilities
(man) nadāram I don’t have (مَن) نَدارَم The verb ‘To Have’
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