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Persian (phonetic) | English | Script | Appears In |
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zan | woman | زَن | |
zan | thoughts | ظَن | |
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؟ | |
zanam chāhār māh hāmel-ast | my wife is four months pregnant | زَنَم جَهار ماه حامِلِه اَست | |
zanam hāmel-ast | my wife is pregnant | زَنَم حامِلِه اَست | |
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! | |
zan: benazaré tō emshab cheekār bokoneem? | In your opinion, what should we do tonight? | زَن: بِنَظَرِ تو اِمشَب چِکار بُکُنیم؟ | |
zan: doost dāree bereem cinemā? | Would you like to go to the movies? | زَن: دوست داری بِریم سینِما؟ | |
zané khod | their thoughts | ظَنِ خود | |
zané man | my wife | زَنِ مَن | |
zangé een bālāyeeyé mā rā bezaneed | tap our buzzer up here | زَنگِ این بالاییِ ما را بِزَنید | |
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. | |
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. | |
zan: masalan kojā? | Like where? | زَن: مَثَلاً کُجا؟ | |
zānoo | knee | زانو | |
zānoom dard meekoné | my knee hurts | زانوم دَرد میکُنِه | |
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. | |
zarāfé | giraffe | زَرافِه | |
zar-andoozee | the act of collecting gold | زَراَندوزی | |
zarchoobé | turmeric | زَردچوبِه |