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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
zanam chāhār māh hāmelast	my wife is four months pregnant	زنم جهار ماه حامله‌ست	Babies
zanam hāmelast	my wife is pregnant	زنم حامله‌ست	Babies
zan: bāshé, espāghetti! meetooneem yek feelmé italiyayee ham kerāyé-bokoneem va hameen jā , too khooné negāh bokoneem!	Ok, spaghetti! We can rent an Italian movie and watch it here at home.	زن: باشه، اسپاگتی! می‌تونیم یک فیلم ایتالیایی هم کرایه بکنیم و همین‌جا، تو خونه نگاه کنیم.	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zan: benazaré tō emshab cheekār bokoneem?	In your opinion, what should we do tonight?	زن: به‌نظر تو امشب چه‌کاربکنیم.	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zan: doost dāree bereem cinemā?	Would you like to go to the movies?	زن: دوست داری بریم سینما؟	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zané khod	their thoughts	ظَنِ خود	beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
zan-é man	my wife	زنِ من	The Concept of ‘Ezafé’
zan: gojé farangee dāreem, gooshté charkh kardé dāreem, va peeyāz dāreem.	We have a tomato, ground beef, and onions.	زن: گوجه فرنگی داریم، گوشت چرخ کرده داریم، و پیاز داریم.	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zan: man ghazāyé cheenee doost nadaram. ghazāyé itāleeyāyee beeshtar doost dāram.	I don't like Chinese food. I like Italian food more.	زن: من غذای چینی دوست ندارم. غذای ایتالیایی بیشتر دوست دارم.	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zan: masalan kojā?	Like where?	زن: مثلاً کجا؟	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zānoo	knee		More About Pain and Illness, Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
zānoom dard meekoné	my hand/arm hurts	زانوم درد می‌کنه.	More About Pain and Illness
zan: sabr kon bebeenam. hmm, benazar meeyād too cinemā-hā filmé jālebee neest.	Let me see. It seems there aren't good movies in the cinema.	زن: صبر کن ببینم. همم، به‌نظرم میاد توی سینماها فیلم جالبی نیست.	A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zarāfé	giraffe	زَرافِه	Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
zarchoobé	turmeric	زرچوبه	Persian Food
zard	yellow	زَرد	How to Describe Things (Includes List of All the Colors), Colors (Vocabulary Sprint)
zardeeyé man az tō, sorkheeyé tō az man	my yellowness to you, your redness to me	زَردی مَن اَز تو، سُرخیِ تو اَز مَن	Nowruz (Vocabulary Sprint)
zarf shoowee	kitchen sink	ظَرف شوری	House / Home (Vocabulary Sprint)
zāyeedan	to give birth	زاییدن	Babies
zāyemān	giving birth	زایمان	Babies

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