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zan thoughts ظَن beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
zan woman زَن beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 2
zan wife (literally 'woman') زَن How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
zan: āhā, een ham fekré khoobee-yé. chee dorost bokoneem? Ah, that's a good idea, too. What should we make? زَن: آها، این هَم فِکرِ خوبیِه. چی دُرُست بُکُنیم؟ A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
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, espāgetti! meetooneem yek feelmé eetāliyāyee ham kerāyé koneem va hameen jā, too khooné negāh koneem! Okay, spaghetti! We can rent an Italian movie and watch it here at home. زَن: باشِه، اسپاگِتی! می‌تونیم یِک فیلمِ ایتالیایی هَم کِرایِه کُنیم وَ هَمین جا، تو خونِه نِگاه کُنیم! A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zan: benazaré tō emshab cheekār bokoneem? In your opinion, what should we do tonight? زَن: بِنَظَرِ تو اِمشَب چِکار بُکُنیم؟ A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zan: doost dāree bereem cinemā? Would you like to go to the movies? زَن: دوست داری بِریم سینِما؟ A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zané khod their thoughts ظَنِ خود beshnō een nay: Rumi's beshnō een nay Part 4
zané man my wife زَنِ مَن The Concept of "ezāfé"
zangé een bālāyeeyé mā rā bezaneed tap our buzzer up here زَنگِ این بالاییِ ما را بِزَنید A Separation, Part 1
zan: gojé farangee dāreem, gooshté charkh kardé dāreem, va peeyāz dāreem. We have a tomato, ground beef, and onions. زَن: گُوجِه فَرَنگی داریم، گوشتِ چَرخ کَردِه داریم، وَ پیاز داریم. A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zan: man ghazāyé cheenee doost nadaram. ghazāyé eetāliyāyee beeshtar doost dāram. I don't like Chinese food. I like Italian food more. زَن: مَن غَذایِ چینی دوست نَدارَم. غَذایِ ایتالیایی بیشتَر دوست دارَم. A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zan: masalan kojā? Like where? زَن: مَثَلاً کُجا؟ A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zānoo knee زانو More About Pain and Illness, Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
zānoom dard meekoné my knee hurts زانوم دَرد می‌کُنِه 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. زَن: صَبر کُن بِبینَم. همم، بِنَظَر میاد تو سینِماها فیلمِ جالِبی نیست. A Dialogue About What We Should Do Tonight
zarāfé giraffe زَرافِه Animals (Vocabulary Sprint)
zar-andoozee the act of collecting gold زَر‌اَندوزی payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 3