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Persian (phonetic) English Script Appears In
alō Hello اَلُو 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’
āmrikāyee hasteem We are American آمریکایی هَستیم The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee hasteen You are American (formal) آمریکایی هَستین The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yam I am American آمریکایی‌اَم The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yan They are American آمریکایی‌اَن The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yee You are American (informal) آمریکایی‌ای The verb ‘To Be’