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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
albaté	of course	البَته	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
ālee	great	عالی	How to Greet People and Ask How They're Doing
āllmānee	German	آلمانی	How to Speak About the Languages You Know
ālmān	Germany	آلمان	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
almās	diamond	الماس	Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
alō	Hello	اَلو	The Etiquette for Talking on the Phone
-am	I am	َم	The verb ‘To Be’
amā	but me and you	امّا	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2
āmadan	to come	آمَدَن	More Present Continuous and Imperatives(!)
āmādé meesham	I get ready	آمادِه می‌شَم	More about Daily Routines
amā man ō tō	but me and you	امّا من و تو	fathe bagh: Forough Farokhzad's fathe bagh Part 2
amé	aunt (paternal)	عَمِه	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
amoo	uncle (paternal)	عَمو	How to Talk About Your Family, and Introduce Their Names, How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases, Families (Vocabulary Sprint)
āmookhtan	to learn	آموختَن	payāmé naseem: Hafez's payāmé naseem Part 4
āmreekā	the United States	آمریکا	How to Introduce Where You are From, and Introducing the Different forms of You
āmrikāyee	American	آمریکایی	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee hast	He/she is American	آمریکایی هَست	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee hastam	I am American	آمریکایی هَستَم	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee hastan	They are American	آمریکایی هَستَن	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee hastee	You are American (informal)	آمریکایی هَستی	The verb ‘To Be’

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