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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
negāh	look, glance, observation	نِگاه	Thanking a Shopowner
negāh andākhtan	to take a look	نِگاه اَنداختَن	Thanking a Shopowner
negah kard seemorgh bā bachegān	Simorgh looked with his children	نِگَه کَرد سیمُرغ با بَچِّگان	Shahnameh, Part 2
negah kon ké mar-sām-rā roozegār	look at the life of Sam	نِگَه کُن کِه مَر سام را روزِگار	Shahnameh, Part 1
nemeefahmam	I don’t understand	نِمی‌فَهمَم	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
nemeekhoonan, nemeegan	they don’t sing, they don’t speak	نِمی‌خونَن، نِمی‌گَن	meegan ké jangé jangé: Monir Taha's meegan ké jangé jangé Intro
nemeeresam	I won’t get there	نِمی‌رِسَم	How To Discuss Travel
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
nesheemé tō farkhondé gāhé man-ast	your nest is the place that favors me	نِشیمِ تُو فَرخُندِه گاهِ مَنَست	Shahnameh, Part 4
nesheen	sit! (you, informal)	نِشین	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 5
neshoon dādan	to show	نِشون دادَن	How to Talk About School
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

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