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| Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
|---|---|---|---|
| (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’ |
| man: na, khaylee mamnoon, fe'lan hameen khoobé. | No, thank you. For now this is great. | مَرد: نَه، خِیلی مَمنون، فِعلاً هَمین خوبِه. | A Dialogue in a Restaurant |
| (man) nakhordām | I didn’t eat | (مَن) نَخوردَم | Review of Unit 3 |
| (man) nāmzad dāram | I have a fiancé | (مَن) نامزَد دارَم | How to Talk About Love and Friendship |
| (man) naraftam | I didn’t go | (مَن) نَرَفتَم | The Simple Past Tense |
| (man) nārāhat shodam | I became unhappy | (مَن) ناراحَت شُدَم | Compound Verbs |
| (man) neestam | I am not | (مَن) نیستَم | The verb ‘To Have’ |
| (man) nemeedoonam | I don’t know | (مَن) نِمیدونَم | Present Continuous Tense |
| (man) nemeekhām beram | I don’t want to go | (مَن) نِمیخوام بِرَم | Talking about Wants and Possibilities |
| (man) nemeesheenam | I don’t sit | (مَن) نِمیشینَم | Present Continuous Tense |
| (man) nemeetoonam āvāz bekhoonam | I can’t sing | (مَن) نِمیتونَم آواز بِخونَم | The Simple Subjunctive |
| (man) nemeetoonam beram | I can’t go | (مَن) نِمیتونَم بِرَم | Talking about Wants and Possibilities |
| man oomadam dāram bā tō harf meezanam rājebé termé | I've come here to talk to you about Termeh | مَن اومَدَم دارَم با تُو حَرف میزَنَم راجِبِ تِرمِه | A Separation, Part 5 |
| man ō tō sohbat kardeem | You and I spoke | مَن و تو صُحبَت کَردیم | Review of Unit 3 |
| (man) panj māsheen dāram | I have five cars | (مَن) پَنج ماشین دارَم. | The verb ‘To Have’ |
| (man) panj tā māsheen dāram | I have five cars | (مَن) پَنج تا ماشین دارَم. | The verb ‘To Have’ |
| man: pas barāmoon fesenjoon beeyāreen. | Then bring us fesenjoon. | مَرد: پَس بَرامون فِسِنجون بیارین. | A Dialogue in a Restaurant |
| man poolé zoor bé kesee nemeedam | I won't give anyone forced money | مَن پولِ زور بِه کِسی نِمیدَم | A Separation, Part 5 |