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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
nemeeshé	it's not possible	نِمی‌شِه	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
nemeetoonam	I can't	نِمی‌تونَم	Navigating 'Tārof' in Different Social Situations
nemeetoonam beeshtar bokhoram	I can't eat more	نِمی‌تونَم بیشتَر بُخُورَم	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
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

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