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Persian (phonetic) English Appears In
āmrikāyee-yam I am American The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yan They are American The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yee You are American (informal) The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yeem We are American The verb ‘To Be’
āmrikāyee-yeen You are American (formal) The verb ‘To Be’
-an They are The verb ‘To Be’
ān it Review of Unit 2
angosht finger Parts of the Body (Vocabulary Sprint)
angoshtar ring Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
angoshtaré almās diamond ring Proposals, Marriages and Weddings
ānhā they Review of Unit 2
(ānhā) deevooné hastan They are crazy The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) deltang hastan They are heavy-hearted The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) hastand They are The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) irānee hastan they are Iranian The verb ‘To Be’
(ānhā) khoshgel hastan they are pretty The verb ‘To Be’
ānhā) khoshhāl hastan they are happy The verb ‘To Be’
ān kalāghy ké pareed as farāzé saré mā va foroo raft dar andeesheyé āshoféeye abree velgard That crow which flew over our heads and descended into the disturbed thought of a vagabond cloud Forough Farrokhzad - Fathe Bagh, Part 1
arabee Arabic How to Speak About the Languages You Know
ārām calm Emotion (Vocabulary Sprint)