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Persian (phonetic)	English	Script	Appears In
āmadan	to come	آمدن	More Present Continuous and Imperatives (!)
āmādé meesham	I get ready	آماده می‌شم	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)		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)		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)
āmrikā	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 هست	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee hastam	I am American	آمریکایی هستم	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee hastan	They are American	آمریکایی هستن	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee hastee	You are American (informal)	آمریکایی هستی	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee hasteem	We are American	آمریکایی هستیم	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee hasteen	You are American (formal)	آمریکایی هستین	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yam	I am American	آمریکاییم	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yan	They are American	آمریکاییَن	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yee	You are American (informal)	آمریکاییِه	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yeem	We are American	آمریکاییم	The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yeen	You are American (formal)	آمریکایین	The verb ‘To Be’
-an	They are	َن	The verb ‘To Be’
ān	it	آن	Review of Unit 2

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